Oku mouse shrew

The Oku mouse shrew (Myosorex okuensis) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Oku mouse shrew
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Myosorex
Species:
M. okuensis
Binomial name
Myosorex okuensis
Heim de Balsac, 1968
Oku mouse shrew range

References

  1. Hutterer, R. 2004. Myosorex okuensis 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Downloaded on 30 July 2007.


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