Bornean shrew
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Crocidura foetida

The Bornean shrew (Crocidura foetida ) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found only on Borneo, throughout most of the island; it may or may not be present in Brunei.

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Multilocus phylogenies reveal paraphyly in C. foetida. Individuals from central, south and western Borneo, integrate a monophyletic clade, that diverged around 1 million years ago from a shallow clade which includes individuals from Sabah, plus the Kinabalu shrew, C. baluensis, and the black-footed shrew, C. nigripes (Sulawesi).

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Bornean shrew habitat map
Bornean shrew habitat map
Bornean shrew

References

1. Bornean shrew Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bornean_shrew
2. Bornean shrew on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136578/22310170

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