The Nyiro shrew (''Crocidura macowi'') is a species of

mammal A mammal () is a vertebrate animal of the Class (biology), class Mammalia (). Mammals are characterised by the presence of milk-producing mammary glands for feeding their young, a broad neocortex region of the brain, fur or hair, and three ...

in the family Soricidae. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only 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 foun ...

to Mount Nyiro in northern

Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...

. This is a small shrew with dark brown dorsal pelage and grayish brown or slate gray ventral pelage.

References

Crocidura Mammals of Kenya Endemic fauna of Kenya Mammals described in 1915 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{whitetoothed-shrew-stub