Climbing shrew
| Climbing shrew | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Soricomorpha |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Suncus |
| Species: | S. megalura |
| Binomial name | |
| Suncus megalura (Jentink, 1888) | |
 | |
| Climbing shrew range | |
The climbing shrew (Suncus megalura) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family, which is found in subtropical Africa. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and moist savanna.
References
- Hutterer, R., Oguge, N. & Howell, K. 2004. Sylvisorex megalura. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.