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--> FAMILY Soricidae
--> SUBFAMILY Crocidurinae
--> GENUS Crocidura
SPECIES Crocidura erica
Author: | Dollman, 1915. | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 15: 145. | Common Name: | Heather Shrew | Type Locality: | Angola, Pungo Andongo. | Distribution: | W Angola. | Status: | IUCN – Vulnerable. | Comments: | Resembles hirta in cranial dimensions; see Heim de Balsac and Meester (1977). Related to nigricans, according to Crawford-Cabral (1987). |
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