Kahuzi swamp shrew
| Kahuzi swamp shrew | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Myosorex |
| Species: | M. jejei |
| Binomial name | |
| Myosorex jejei Kerbis Peterhans, J.C. et al. 2010 | |
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| Kahuzi swamp shrew range | |
The Kahuzi swamp shrew (Myosorex jejei) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is swamp. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ Kerbis Peterhans, J. C., Hutterer, R., Mwanga, J., Ndara, B., Davenport, L., Balagizi Karhagomba, I., and Udelhoven, J. 2010. African Shrews Endemic to the Albertine Rift: Two New Species of Myosorex (Mammalia: Soricidae) from Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Journal of East African Natural History 99(2): 103-128.
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