Myosorex varius
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| Myosorex varius | |
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| Drawing of M. varius | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Soricomorpha |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Myosorex |
| Species: | M. varius |
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| Myosorex varius (Smuts, 1832) | |
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| Forest shrew range | |
Myosorex varius, the forest shrew, is a species of shrew in the Soricidae (mouse shrews) family. It is found in Lesotho, South Africa, and Swaziland.[1] Its natural habitats include temperate forests, dry savanna, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, and temperate grassland.[1] The term "forest shrews" in the plural is sometimes confusingly used to collectively refer to a different genus, Sylvisorex.
The forest shrew is a predator of the slugs Ariostralis nebulosa and Ariopelta capensis.[2]
Parasites of the forest shrew include the brachylaimid trematode Renylaima capensis.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Baxter R. (2008). Myosorex varius. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 September 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sirgel, W. F.; Artigas, P.; Bargues, M. D.; Mas-Coma, S. (2012). "Life Cycle of Renylaima capensis, a Brachylaimid Trematode of Shrews and Slugs in South Africa: Two-host and Three-host Transmission Modalities Suggested by Epizootiology and DNA Sequencing". Parasites & Vectors 5: 169. doi:10.1186/1756-3305-5-169.
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