Fraser's musk shrew is native to tropical western and central Africa. Its range extends from Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia through Ivory Coast, Ghana and Nigeria to Cameroon. Its range may extend further to the east than Cameroon because there is some confusion between its range and that of the very similar Bates's shrew (Crocidura batesi), a species which is found in Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. Fraser's musk shrew is also present on the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, located in the Gulf of Guinea. Its altitudinal range is between sea level and a few hundred metres. It typically occurs in primary forest and forest remnants, but has also been recorded from grasslands, grass clearings, savannah and farm bush.[1]
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Fraser's musk shrew is a little known but locally common species with a wide range and a presumed large total population. No particular threats have been recognised and it is able to some extent to adapt to habitats disturbed by man. For these reasons, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".[1]
^Don E. Wilson; DeeAnn M. Reeder (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. JHU Press. p. 246. ISBN978-0-8018-8221-0.
January 01, 1970
fraser, musk, shrew, crocidura, poensis, species, mammal, family, soricidae, found, benin, cameroon, ivory, coast, equatorial, guinea, ghana, guinea, liberia, nigeria, são, tomé, príncipe, sierra, leone, togo, natural, habitat, subtropical, tropical, moist, lo. Fraser s musk shrew Crocidura poensis is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae It is found in Benin Cameroon Ivory Coast Equatorial Guinea Ghana Guinea Liberia Nigeria Sao Tome and Principe Sierra Leone and Togo Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests This large black shrew was first described by the British zoologist Louis Fraser in 1843 Its exact definition is unclear the karyotype comes from Ivory Coast but not from Equatorial Guinea which is given as the type locality 2 Fraser s musk shrew Conservation status Least Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Eulipotyphla Family Soricidae Genus Crocidura Species C poensis Binomial name Crocidura poensis Fraser 1843 Fraser s musk shrew rangeDistribution and habitat editFraser s musk shrew is native to tropical western and central Africa Its range extends from Guinea Sierra Leone and Liberia through Ivory Coast Ghana and Nigeria to Cameroon Its range may extend further to the east than Cameroon because there is some confusion between its range and that of the very similar Bates s shrew Crocidura batesi a species which is found in Cameroon Republic of the Congo Equatorial Guinea and Gabon Fraser s musk shrew is also present on the islands of Sao Tome and Principe located in the Gulf of Guinea Its altitudinal range is between sea level and a few hundred metres It typically occurs in primary forest and forest remnants but has also been recorded from grasslands grass clearings savannah and farm bush 1 Status editFraser s musk shrew is a little known but locally common species with a wide range and a presumed large total population No particular threats have been recognised and it is able to some extent to adapt to habitats disturbed by man For these reasons the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of least concern 1 References edit a b c Cassola F 2016 Crocidura poensis IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 e T41352A115180968 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2016 3 RLTS T41352A115180968 en Don E Wilson DeeAnn M Reeder 2005 Mammal Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference JHU Press p 246 ISBN 978 0 8018 8221 0 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fraser 27s musk shrew amp oldid 1123508219, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
