Where does the Mouse-tailed Shrew live?
Crocidura muricauda has 681 records in 6 countries and territories, from 1953 to 2023. Most records come from Guinea.
- 681 records
- 6 places
- 26 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaSoricomorphaSoricidaeCrocidura
When it is recorded
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Peak month: November. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
19532023
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Guinea | 474 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 137 | |
| Liberia | 48 | |
| Ghana | 11 | |
| DR Congo | 9 | |
| Sierra Leone | 2 |
Related animals
Others in the family Soricidae.
common shrew
119,224 records
Lesser White Toothed Shrew
6,716 records
Asian house shrew
5,026 records
African giant shrew
3,356 records
Johnston's Forest Shrew
1,352 records
Dramatic Shrew
1,156 records
Fraser's Musk Shrew
922 records
Forest Muskshrew
742 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.