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

Where the Dent's shrew lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Crocidura denti
Group	Hedgehogs, shrews & moles
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Eulipotyphla
Family	Soricidae

Where does the Dent's shrew live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Dent's shrew in 4 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 Dent's shrew endangered?

The Dent'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 Dent's shrew?

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

About the Dent's shrew

Dent's shrew (Crocidura denti) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and moist savanna.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Dent's shrew (revision 1380889010), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1762868 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).