Mammals
Somali dwarf shrew (Crocidura nana)
The Somali dwarf shrew (Crocidura nana) is a tiny shrew known from Somalia and Ethiopia, described in 1890 from Dollo. It lives in dry lowland grassland. The IUCN Red List lists it as Data Deficient, meaning there is too little information to judge its risk. Every shared record of it from Somalia dates from 1897.
In short
The Somali dwarf shrew (Crocidura nana) is a mammal of the shrew family, Soricidae. It is found in Ethiopia and Somalia. Its natural habitat is dry tropical lowland grassland (IUCN Red List, Crocidura nana, 2019).
George Edward Dobson described it in 1890 (GBIF Backbone Taxonomy). Its type locality, the place the specimen used to describe the species came from, is Dollo in Somalia (Wilson and Reeder, Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, 2005).
What is known
The IUCN has placed it in the Data Deficient category: there is not enough information on its range, numbers or threats to place it in a risk category (IUCN Red List, 2019). All five GBIF records from Somalia are museum specimens or specimens cited in published papers, all dated 1897 (see records below).
Records in Somali lands
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) holds 5 records of the Somali dwarf shrew from Somalia, dated 1897 (GBIF occurrence search, Somalia). By type: 3 specimens cited in published papers, 2 museum specimens.
The oldest dated record is a museum specimen from 1897, from a place recorded as "??", held by the Natural History Museum, London (GBIF record 1919846040).
GBIF only holds what museums, scientists and observers have shared, so the counts show where the animal or plant has been recorded, not its full range.
Red List status
The IUCN Red List category for the Somali dwarf shrew is Data Deficient (IUCN Red List assessment; GBIF species page).
Classification
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Soricomorpha |
| Family | Soricidae |
| Genus | Crocidura |
| Species | Crocidura nana |
Scientific name with author: Crocidura nana Dobson, 1890 (GBIF Backbone Taxonomy).
Related pages
Sources
Sources
- IUCN Red List, Crocidura nana, 2019 · doi.org
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · gbif.org
- Wilson and Reeder, Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, 2005 · departments.bucknell.edu
- GBIF occurrence search, Somalia · gbif.org
- GBIF record 1919846040 · gbif.org
- Wikipedia (backup) · en.wikipedia.org
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