Crocidura nanilla

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	EULIPOTYPHLA	SORICIDAE

Scientific Name:

Crocidura nanilla

Species Authority:

Thomas, 1909

Common Name/s:

English

–

Savanna Dwarf Shrew, Tiny White-toothed Shrew

Taxonomic Notes:

This species has sometimes been confused with similar small species of Crocidura (Hutterer 2005).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Hutterer, R.

Reviewer/s:

Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Cox, N. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and because there are no known threats to this species.

History:

2004

–

Least Concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species has been recorded from both West Africa and East Africa, and presumably ranges more widely between the known records. In West Africa, it has been recorded from Mauritania, The Gambia (at Sapu), Senegal, Mali, Sierra Leone (Mount Loma) (Grubb et al. 1998; Hutterer 2005). It has also possibly been recorded from Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana (Pinkwae) and Nigeria, but the identity of these animals is unclear and they are not mapped here. In East Africa, it has been recorded from Uganda (the type locality is probably Entebbe), Kenya and Tanzania (including Ngorogoro) (Hutterer 2005).
Countries:	Native: Gambia; Kenya; Maldives; Mauritania; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Tanzania, United Republic of; Uganda
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Population [top]

Population:	C. nanilla is thought to be a rare species but it has a widespread distribution. It is a very small shrew that is difficult to catch.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	C. nanilla is found in a variety of dry and moist savanna habitats, and might be a savanna specialist.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There appear to be no major threats to this species as a whole.

Major Threat(s):

There appear to be no major threats to this species as a whole.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no direct conservation measures in place for this species. In view of the species presumably wide range, it seems probable that it is present within some protected areas. Additional studies are needed into the taxonomy, distribution, natural history and threats to this species.

Conservation Actions:

There are no direct conservation measures in place for this species. In view of the species presumably wide range, it seems probable that it is present within some protected areas. Additional studies are needed into the taxonomy, distribution, natural history and threats to this species.

Citation:	Hutterer, R. 2008. Crocidura nanilla. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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