Kahuzi swamp shrew
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.[2][3]
| 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 | |
References
- Engelbrektsson, P. & Kennerley, R. (2016). "Myosorex jejei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T45954378A45973046. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T45954378A45973046.en.
- Peterhans, Julian C. Kerbis; Hutterer, Rainer; Mwanga, Jacques; Ndara, Benjamin; Davenport, Leif; Karhagomba, Innocent Balagizi; Udelhoven, Jay (2010-12-01). "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. doi:10.2982/028.099.0201. ISSN 1026-1613.
- "Myosorex jejei (Kahuzi Swamp Shrew)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2017-09-03.old-form url
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