Jenkins's shrew (''Crocidura jenkinsi'') is a critically endangered species of
mammal in the family
Soricidae. It is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...
to
South Andaman Island
South Andaman Island is the southernmost island of the Great Andaman and is home to the majority of the population of the Andaman Islands.
It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman an ...
in
India
India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...
.
References
* Chakraborty, S., Pradhan, M.S. & Subramanian, K.A. 2002.
Jenkins's shrew
Jenkins's shrew (''Crocidura jenkinsi'') is a critically endangered species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to South Andaman Island in India
India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia ...
Mammals of India
Endemic fauna of the Andaman Islands
Jenkins's shrew
Jenkins's shrew (''Crocidura jenkinsi'') is a critically endangered species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to South Andaman Island in India
India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia ...
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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