Banka shrew
| Banka shrew | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Crocidura |
| Species: | C. vosmaeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Crocidura vosmaeri Jentink, 1888 | |
The Banka shrew (Crocidura vosmaeri) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is only known from the Bangka Island in Indonesia and possibly Sumatra. It lives in primary and secondary lowland forest and it is not clear if can adapt to human settlements such as plantations. It is threatened by forest loss for logging, expanding plantations such as palm oil and mining.[1]
References
- 1 2 Lunde, D. & Ruedas, L. (2008). "Crocidura vosmaeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
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