Bottego's shrew (Crocidura bottegi) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found 1,750 metres (5,740 ft) above sea level in Ethiopia and possibly Kenya particularly northeast of Lake Turkana and one in Kenya from Marsabit.

Bottego's shrew
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species:
C. bottegi
Binomial name
Crocidura bottegi
Thomas, 1898
Bottego's shrew range

Sources

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  • Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Crocidura bottegi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T40621A115175776. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T40621A22295879.en. Retrieved 6 July 2024.