Saharan shrew

{{Short description|Species of mammal}}

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| status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1

| genus = Crocidura

| species = tarfayensis

| authority = Vesmanis & Vesmanis, 1980

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| range_map = Saharan Shrew area.png

| range_map_caption = Saharan shrew range

|status_ref={{cite iucn |author=Aulagnier, S. |author2=Gerrie, R. |author3=Kennerley, R. |date=2019 |title=Crocidura tarfayensis |volume=2019 |page=e.T41361A22308881 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T41361A22308881.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}

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The Saharan shrew (Crocidura tarfayensis) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Western Sahara, Mauritania and Morocco. Its natural habitats are rocky areas and sandy shores.

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Saharan shrew

Category:Mammals of North Africa

Category:Fauna of Western Sahara

Category:Fauna of the Sahara

Saharan shrew

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