The Savanna swamp shrew (''Crocidura longipes'') is a
species
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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
endemic
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to
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
. Its natural habitat is swamp.
References
* Hutterer, R. 2004.
Crocidura longipes 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
;Specific
Mammals of West Africa
Crocidura
Endemic fauna of Nigeria
Mammals described in 1983
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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