Ruwenzori otter shrew

Ruwenzori otter shrew^[1]
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)^[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Afrosoricida
Family:	Tenrecidae
Genus:	Micropotamogale
Species:	M. ruwenzorii
Binomial name
*Micropotamogale ruwenzorii* (de Witte & Frechkop, 1955)

Ruwenzori otter shrew range

The Ruwenzori otter shrew (Micropotamogale ruwenzorii) is a species of semiaquatic mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.^[2]

References

↑ Bronner, G. N.; Jenkins, P. D. (2005). "Order Afrosoricida". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
↑ 2.0 2.1 Vogel, P. (Afrotheria Specialist Group) (2008). Micropotamogale ruwenzorii. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 29 December 2008.

Extant Afrosoricida species

Suborder Tenrecomorpha (Tenrecs)

Geogalinae

Geogale	Large-eared Tenrec (G. aurita)

Limnogale	Web-footed Tenrec (L. mergulus)

Microgale	Short-tailed Shrew Tenrec (M. brevicaudata) Cowan's Shrew Tenrec (M. cowani) Dobson's Shrew Tenrec (M. dobsoni) Drouhard's Shrew Tenrec (M. drouhardi) Dryad Shrew Tenrec (M. dryas) Pale Shrew Tenrec (M. fotsifotsy) Gracile Shrew Tenrec (M. gracilis) Naked-nosed Shrew Tenrec (M. gymnorhyncha) Jenkins' Shrew Tenrec (M. jenkinsae) Northern Shrew Tenrec (M. jobihely) Lesser Long-tailed Shrew Tenrec (M. longicaudata) Major's Long-tailed Tenrec (M. majori) Montane Shrew Tenrec (M. monticola) Nasolo's shrew tenrec (M. nasoloi) Pygmy Shrew Tenrec (M. parvula) Greater long-tailed shrew tenrec (M. principula) Least shrew tenrec (M. pusilla) Shrew-toothed Shrew Tenrec (M. soricoides) Taiva shrew tenrec (M. taiva) Talazac's shrew tenrec (M. talazaci) Thomas's shrew tenrec (M. thomasi)

Oryzorictes (Rice tenrecs)	Mole-like rice tenrec (O. hova) Four-toed rice tenrec (O. tetradactylus)

Micropotamogale	Nimba Otter Shrew (M. lamottei) Ruwenzori Otter Shrew (M. ruwenzorii)

Potamogale	Giant Otter Shrew (P. velox)

Tenrecinae

Echinops	Lesser hedgehog tenrec (E. telfairi)

Hemicentetes	Highland Streaked Tenrec (H. nigriceps) Lowland Streaked Tenrec (H. semispinosus)

Setifer	Greater hedgehog tenrec (S. setosus)

Tenrec	Tailless Tenrec (T. ecaudatus)

Chrysochlorinae

Carpitalpa

Chlorotalpa

Chrysochloris

Subgenus Chrysochloris:	Cape Golden Mole (C. asiatica) Visagie's Golden Mole (C. visagiei)

Subgenus Kilimatalpa:	Stuhlmann's Golden Mole (C. stuhlmanni)

Chrysospalax

Cryptochloris

Eremitalpa

Amblysominae

Amblysomus

Calcochloris

Subgenus Huetia:	Congo Golden Mole (C. leucorhinus)

Subgenus Calcochloris:	Yellow Golden Mole (C. obtusirostris)

Subgenus incertae sedis:	Somali Golden Mole (C. tytonis)

Neamblysomus