Sao Tome shrew

(Crocidura thomensis)

Description

The São Tomé Crucifix ( Crocidura thomensis ( Bocage,1887 ) ) is a soricomorphic mammal of the family of the Soricides,endemic to the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Mammalia

Order:Soricomorpha

Family:Soricidae

Genus:Crocidura

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