Buettikofer's shrew: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Buettikofer's shrew lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Crocidura buettikoferi
Group	Hedgehogs, shrews & moles
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Eulipotyphla
Family	Soricidae

Where does the Buettikofer's shrew live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Buettikofer's shrew in 3 countries and territories across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Buettikofer's shrew endangered?

The Buettikofer's shrew’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Buettikofer's shrew?

The Buettikofer's shrew (Crocidura buettikoferi) is a mammal in the order Eulipotyphla and the family Soricidae, genus Crocidura. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Buettikofer's shrew

Buettikofer's shrew (Crocidura buettikoferi) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in southern Nigeria and scantly present in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Buettikofer's shrew (revision 1314147153), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1763891 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).