Where does the African giant shrew live?
Crocidura olivieri has 3,356 records in 36 countries and territories, from 1905 to 2024. Most records come from DR Congo.
- 3,356 records
- 36 places
- 86 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaSoricomorphaSoricidaeCrocidura
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
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
19052024
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 |
|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 636 | |
| Uganda | 390 | |
| Guinea | 326 | |
| Central African Republic | 249 | |
| Benin | 202 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 185 | |
| Congo | 130 | |
| Egypt | 127 | |
| Tanzania | 121 | |
| Cameroon | 119 | |
| Mali | 84 | |
| Ethiopia | 79 | |
| Ghana | 75 | |
| Kenya | 72 | |
| Sierra Leone | 72 | |
| Senegal | 58 | |
| Sudan | 48 | |
| Burundi | 47 | |
| Zambia | 45 | |
| Nigeria | 38 | |
| South Sudan | 37 | |
| Liberia | 35 | |
| Malawi | 29 | |
| Mauritania | 27 | |
| Gabon | 21 | |
| Mozambique | 18 | |
| Rwanda | 18 | |
| Gambia | 15 | |
| Botswana | 12 | |
| Togo | 9 | |
| Niger | 8 | |
| Chad | 8 | |
| Angola | 5 | |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | |
| Morocco | 1 |
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
Johnston's Forest Shrew
1,352 records
Dramatic Shrew
1,156 records
Fraser's Musk Shrew
922 records
Forest Muskshrew
742 records
Mouse-tailed Shrew
681 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.