Savanna path shrew: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the savanna path shrew lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Crocidura viaria
Group	Hedgehogs, shrews & moles
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Eulipotyphla
Family	Soricidae

Where does the savanna path shrew live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the savanna path shrew in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Mali

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 savanna path shrew endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the savanna path shrew?

The savanna path shrew (Crocidura viaria) is a mammal in the order Eulipotyphla and the family Soricidae, genus Crocidura. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the savanna path shrew

The savanna path shrew (Crocidura viaria) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, dry savanna, and heavily degraded former forest.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Savanna path shrew (revision 1373019958), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1768596 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).