Ruwenzori shrew
Ruwenzori shrew | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Soricomorpha |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Ruwenzorisorex |
Species: | R. suncoides |
Binomial name | |
Ruwenzorisorex suncoides (Osgood, 1936) | |
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Ruwenzori shrew range |
The Ruwenzori shrew (Ruwenzorisorex suncoides) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Ruwenzorisorex. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. It is semiaquatic, living along streams in tropical cloud forest.
References
- Hutterer, R.; Kerbis Peterhans, J. 2004. "Ruwenzorisorex suncoides". 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.