Hildegarde's Shrew
Field guide
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Hildegarde's Shrew

Crocidura hildegardeae

Overview

Tsavo West, Mkomazi and the Udzungwa Mountains are among the eight atlas places where Hildegarde's Shrew is recorded. Its records concentrate in Tanzania, Malawi and Kenya, though it is also recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The atlas holds 501 records of this member of the Soricidae family from six countries. Its map covers the full extent of these open records across East and Central Africa.

Records
501
Countries
6
Atlas places
8
Recorded in and around these atlas places

These are open occurrence records, so they show where people looked for and recorded the Hildegarde's Shrew as much as where it lives. Cells are up to 25 km across, and every location is generalised to its cell.

Where you'll find them

Generalised encounter areas, not exact locations. Each shape is a grid cell coloured by how likely the species is there.

  • Tanzania
    25 km zone · high confidence · 357 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Malawi
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 92 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Kenya
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 26 records · updated 40 days ago
    Possible
  • Congo - Kinshasa
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 13 records · updated 40 days ago
    Possible
  • Uganda
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 8 records · updated 40 days ago
    Possible
  • Gabon
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 5 records · updated 40 days ago
    Uncommon

Conservation status not assessed here yet, so every location is generalised to its grid cell.

Photographs
1 of Hildegarde's Shrew