The East African highland shrew (''Crocidura allex'') is a species of
mammal in the family
Soricidae. It is found in
Kenya
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and
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...
. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist
montane forest
Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial ...
s, high-elevation grassland, and swamps.
References
Crocidura
Mammals described in 1910
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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