The Nicobar shrew or Nicobar white-tailed shrew (Crocidura nicobarica) is a critically endangered species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Great Nicobar Island in India.
Nicobar shrew | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Crocidura |
Species: | C. nicobarica
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Binomial name | |
Crocidura nicobarica Miller, 1902
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Nicobar shrew range | |
Synonyms | |
Nicobar white-tailed shrew |
References
edit- ^ Saha, S.S.; Molur, S. & Nameer, P.O. (2008). "Crocidura nicobarica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
Sources
edit- Chakraborty, S., Pradhan, M.S. & Subramanian, K.A. 2002. Crocidura nicobarica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.