Crocidura phaeura 

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Eulipotyphla	Soricidae

Scientific Name:	Crocidura phaeura Osgood, 1936
Common Name(s): English – Guramba Shrew

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2016
Date Assessed:	2016-07-15
Assessor(s):	Lavrenchenko, L.
Reviewer(s):	Amori, G.
Contributor(s):	Hutterer, R.
Facilitator/Compiler(s):	Kennerley, R.
Justification: Crocidura phaeura is assessed as Endangered because its extent of occurrence is suspected to be less than 5,000 km², all individuals occur in fewer than five locations, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat.
Previously published Red List assessments:	2008 – Endangered (EN) Download assessment 2004 – Vulnerable (VU) Download assessment 1996 – Critically Endangered (CR) Download assessment 1994 – Insufficiently Known (K) Download assessment 1990 – Insufficiently Known (K) Download assessment

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Crocidura phaeura is endemic to Ethiopia. It is only known from the areas of Nachisar National Park where 13 specimens were collected in the riverine forest bordering the Collufu and Sermale Rivers (Duckworth et al. 1993) and from the type locality, Sidamo, which is located at the base of Mount Guramba. Its elevational range is 1,100-2,400 m asl.
Countries occurrence:	Native: Ethiopia
Additional data:	♦ Number of Locations: 0-5 ♦ Lower elevation limit (metres): 1100 ♦ Upper elevation limit (metres): 2400
Range Map:	Click here to open the map viewer and explore range.

Population [top]

Population:	The abundance and population size of this species are not known.
Current Population Trend:	Unknown
Additional data:	♦ Population severely fragmented: No

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	C. phaeura is found in montane and riverine forest along the Ethiopian Rift Valley.
Systems:	Terrestrial
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat:	Yes

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

This species has a relatively restricted range, and there is believed to be threatened by some habitat loss, presumably through conversion of land to general agricultural use.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

Crocidura phaeura is present in Nachisar National Park which is relatively well-protected. Additional studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, general ecology and threats to this little-known species.

Errata [top]

Errata reason:

This errata assessment has been created because the map was accidentally left out of the version published previously.