The African dusky shrew or African foggy shrew (''Crocidura caliginea'') is a species of

shrew Shrews ( family Soricidae) are small mole-like mammals classified in the order Eulipotyphla. True shrews are not to be confused with treeshrews, otter shrews, elephant shrews, West Indies shrews, or marsupial shrews, which belong to dif ...

. It is native to the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...

, where it lives in forests.

References

Crocidura Mammals of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Mammals described in 1916 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Northeastern Congolian lowland forests Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo {{whitetoothed-shrew-stub