Mount Kenya mole shrew
Mount Kenya mole shrew | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Soricomorpha |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Surdisorex |
Species: | S. polulus |
Binomial name | |
Surdisorex polulus Hollister, 1916 | |
Mount Kenya mole shrew range |
The Mount Kenya mole shrew (Surdisorex polulus) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family endemic to Mount Kenya in Kenya. Its natural habitat is tropical high-altitude bamboo and grassland.[1]
The Mt. Kenya mole shrew is listed as vulnerable because it is known to only be found in a single location in highlands of Mount Kenya. The habitat of the species is dense montane grassland.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hutterer, R. & Oguge, N. (2008). "Surdisorex polulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 15 February 2015.