Polia's shrew (''Crocidura polia'') is a 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
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
.
Sources
* Hutterer, R. & Howell, K. 2004.
Crocidura polia 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
Crocidura
Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mammals described in 1916
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Northeastern Congolian lowland forests
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