Lesser gray-brown musk shrew

{{Short description|Species of mammal}}

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| name = Lesser gray-brown musk shrew

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| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1

| genus = Crocidura

| species = silacea

| authority = Thomas, 1895

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| range_map = Lesser Gray-brown Musk Shrew area.png

| range_map_caption = Lesser gray-brown musk shrew range

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The lesser gray-brown musk shrew (Crocidura silacea) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, subtropical or tropical high-elevation grassland, and rocky areas.