Eisentraut's mouse shrew

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Eisentraut's Mouse Shrew[1]
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Soricomorpha
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Myosorex
Species: M. eisentrauti
Binomial name
Myosorex eisentrauti
Heim de Balsac, 1968
Eisentraut's Mouse Shrew range

Eisentraut's Mouse Shrew (Myosorex eisentrauti) is a Myosoricinae shrew found only on the island of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss and a restricted range.

References

  1. Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M, eds. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 265. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. 
  2. Hutterer (2004). Myosorex eisentrauti. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is critically endangered and the criteria used


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