Nicobar shrew [SEP] IUCN conservation status
Nicobar shrew
The Nicobar shrew or Nicobar white-tailed shrew ("Crocidura nicobarica") is a critically endangered species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to the Great Nicobar Island of India.
Sources.
- Chakraborty, S., Pradhan, M.S. & Subramanian, K.A. 2002. Crocidura nicobarica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.  Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
Shrews of similar size have a gestation period around 21 days, but no definitive information on the ornate shrew is available.
Human interactions.
Human interactions Conservation status.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) lists the conservation status of the ornate shrew as "Least Concern". The rationale cited is the broad geographic range of distribution and a population stable enough that listing the animal as threatened would not be appropriate. However, they note that geographically restricted groups on the Baja Peninsula may be