Wimmer's shrew (Crocidura wimmeri) is a white-toothed shrew found only in Côte d'Ivoire. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss and a restricted range.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Crocidura |
| Species: | C. wimmeri
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| Crocidura wimmeri Heim de Balsac & Aellen, 1958
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Shrew species assignments are a challenge due to their strong phenotypic similarities, which is why the C. wimmeri had been considered to be extinct since 1976, until a rediscovery in 2013.[3] More precisely, the species richness and diversity of rodents and shrews in the primary forest, secondary forest, and swamps (Kadjo) were assessed using Sherman and Longworth traps, which are common traps used to catch live animals. This species is often hard to identify because of shrews' strong phenotypic similarities. The study examined the diversity and distribution of small mammals in Banco National Park. Four individuals of the severely endangered Wimmer's shrew were collected for the investigation. [4] Researchers used the Cox regression model to determine Wimmer shrew sightings. It was found that the Wimmer shrew was one of the most likely mammals to be rediscovered. [5]
References
edit- ^ Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Kennerley, R. (2016). "Crocidura wimmeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T5587A22302740. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T5587A22302740.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Vogel, Peter; Vogel, Valerie; Fumagalli, Luca; Kadjo, Blaise; Kouadio, Roger Y.; Dubey, Sylvain (January 2014). "Genetic identity of the critically endangered Wimmer's shrew Crocidura wimmeri: Genetic Identity of the Wimmer's Shrew". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 111 (3): 224–229. doi:10.1111/bij.12196.
- ^ Kadjo, Blaise; Kouadio, Roger Y.; Vogel, Valerie; Dubey, Sylvain; Vogel, Peter (2013). "Assessment of terrestrial small mammals and a record of the critically endangered shrew Crocidura wimmeri in Banco National Park (côte d'ivoire)". Mammalia. 77 (4): 427–434. doi:10.1515/mammalia-2012-0083.
- ^ Fisher, D. O., & Blomberg, S. P. (2011, December 02). Inferring Extinction of Mammals from Sighting Records, Threats, and Biological Traits. Society for Conservation Biology. Retrieved March 16, 2024
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