Jouvenet's shrew (Crocidura jouvenetae) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. This species is present in lowland tropical moist forest and possibly in montane forest.

Jouvenet's shrew
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species:
C. jouvenetae
Binomial name
Crocidura jouvenetae
Synonyms
  • Crocidura ebriensis Heim de Balsac & Aellen, 1958

It was first described by Henri Heim de Balsac who named it after Mademmoiselle A. Jouvenet.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo (2009). The eponym dictionary of mammals. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 216. ISBN 978-0-8018-9533-3. OCLC 593239356.