Lesser red musk shrew: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the lesser red musk shrew lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Crocidura hirta
Group	Hedgehogs, shrews & moles
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	11 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Eulipotyphla
Family	Soricidae

Where does the lesser red musk shrew live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lesser red musk shrew in 11 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 lesser red musk shrew endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the lesser red musk shrew?

The lesser red musk shrew (Crocidura hirta) is a mammal in the order Eulipotyphla and the family Soricidae, genus Crocidura. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the lesser red musk shrew

The lesser red musk shrew (Crocidura hirta) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat are savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and hot deserts.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lesser red musk shrew (revision 1315121427), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1762322 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).