Kivu shrew

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Kivu shrew
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Soricomorpha
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species: C. kivuana
Binomial name
Crocidura kivuana
Heim de Balsac, 1968
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Kivu shrew range

The Kivu shrew (Crocidura kivuana) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is swamps.