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title: "Reddish-gray Musk Shrew"
description: "Crocidura cyanea — Mammiferi. The reddish-gray musk shrew (Crocidura cyanea) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/reddish-gray-musk-shrew
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Reddish-gray Musk Shrew

> Crocidura cyanea — Mammiferi. The reddish-gray musk shrew (Crocidura cyanea) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae.

- Scientific name: *Crocidura cyanea*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `grassland` (Prati e campi)
- iNaturalist observations: 51
- Wikidata: [Q1769774](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1769774)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46777](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46777)

## Names

- en: Reddish-gray Musk Shrew
- de: Rotgraue Moschusspitzmaus
- pl: Zębiełek rdzawo-szary

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (23)

## Summary

The reddish-gray musk shrew (Crocidura cyanea) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia,  Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are lowland forests, subtropical or tropical high-elevation grassland, and caves.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddish-gray_musk_shrew

## Photo

![Reddish-gray Musk Shrew](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/reddish-gray-musk-shrew/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/129385706

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/reddish-gray-musk-shrew?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).