Greater Congo shrew
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
| Greater Congo shrew | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: |
C. polli
|
| Binomial name | |
| Congosorex polli (Balsac & Lamotte, 1956)
|
|
| File:Greater Congo Shrew area.png | |
| Range of the greater Congo shrew | |
Lua error in Module:Taxonbar/candidate at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
The greater Congo shrew (Congosorex polli) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests of Congo. It is currently losing habitat to deforestation. This shrew eats a wide variety of fruits and a few insects, including ants. As a mammal, it gives birth to live young that are nursed on milk. It can give birth to around five young.
References
- Hutterer, R. 2004. Congosorex polli. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007. [1]
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
