Wildlifeof Sumatra
Banka Shrew
Moonrat, Gymnures & Shrews
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Crocidura vosmaeri
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Habitat
Primary and secondary lowland forest
Range
Bangka Island, Indonesia, and possibly Sumatra
The Banka shrew is a white-toothed shrew known only from Bangka Island in Indonesia and possibly Sumatra. It lives in primary and secondary lowland forest, and it is not clear whether it can adapt to human settlements such as plantations. It is threatened by forest loss to logging, expanding plantations such as oil palm, and mining (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Banka Shrew live in?
- Primary and secondary lowland forest
- Where is the Banka Shrew found?
- Bangka Island, Indonesia, and possibly Sumatra