Giant musk shrew
Introduction: Very little is known about the giant musk shrew (Crocidura occidentalis). Its preferred habitat tends to be near streams, swamps, semi-aquatic reedbeds and other areas of dense cover such as on the fringes of montane forest. It is a predominately nocturnal creature with some carnivore behaviour recorded.
Distribution: Kavango river regions of Namibia and the Okavango Delta in Botswana.
Diet: Small vertebrates, such as birds and mammals.
Colouring: Buffy-brown to dark brown fur.
Breeding: A litter size of four is believed to normal, with reproductive interaction between November and January.
Size: Head and body length of 125mm, tail 75mm
Weight: 35-50g
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