Authority citation: Dobson, G.E. 1888-06-01. Descriptions of two new species of Indian Soricidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)1(6):427-429.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26195423
Original name as described: Crocidura Dayi
Nominal names: dayi (Dobson, 1888)
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Eulipotyphla -- Family: Soricidae -- Subfamily: Crocidurinae
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: BMNH:Mamm:1867.11.14.7
Type locality: "Madras Presidency, [southern] India."
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): India (IND)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Endangered
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