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Flat headed shrew

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Eulipotyphla

Genus
  
Crocidura

Higher classification
  
Crocidura

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Soricidae

Scientific name
  
Crocidura planiceps

Rank
  
Species

Flat-headed shrew

Similar
  
Ugandan musk shrew, Long‑tailed musk shrew, Bottego's shrew, African black shrew, Tarella shrew

The flat-headed shrew (Crocidura planiceps) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Uganda. The flat-headed shrew is listed as Data Deficient (DD), inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

References

Flat-headed shrew Wikipedia