Record details

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:   41410
Province:   North-east
Country:   Nigeria
Locus:   NE_009010DC
Observer:   Atabo Lucky
Date of record:   2022-10-16
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-10-23 15:44:30
Sp. code:   218060
Species name:   FAMILY Soricidae
Common name:   Unidentified Soricidae (Shrew)
Family:   Soricidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Musk shrew?
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-41410
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   I'm guessing one of the Crocidura species of Shrew. The Musk Shrews (family Suncus) are far less common in Nigeria with only two Suncus species, compared to twenty-three species of Crocidura.
Date:   2022-10-23 15:44:30
Species name:   FAMILY Soricidae -- Unidentified Soricidae (Shrew)
Species code:   218060

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