The Kivu long-haired shrew (''Crocidura lanosa'') is a species of

mammal Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur or ...

in the family Soricidae. It is found in the

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and

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. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist

montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial f ...

s and swamps.

Sources

* Hutterer, R. & Dieterlen, F. 2004.
Crocidura lanosa

2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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