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.[1]
Jenkins' shrew | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Crocidura |
Species: | C. jenkinsi
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Binomial name | |
Crocidura jenkinsi Chakraborty, 1978
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Jenkins's shrew range | |
Synonyms | |
Jenkin’s Andaman Spiny Shrew[1] |
References
edit- ^ a b c Molur, S. & Nameer, P.O. (2008). "Crocidura jenkinsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- Chakraborty, S., Pradhan, M.S. & Subramanian, K.A. 2002.