Rumpi mouse shrew
| Rumpi mouse shrew[1] | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Myosorex |
| Species: | M. rumpii
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| Binomial name | |
| Myosorex rumpii Heim de Balsac, 1968
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| Rumpi mouse shrew range | |
The Rumpi mouse shrew (Myosorex rumpii) is a Myosoricinae shrew only known from the Rumpi Hills, Cameroon. The only known specimen is the holotype, collected around 1967.[2] First described by Heim de Balsac in 1968, it was considered a subspecies of Myosorex eisentrauti. A reanalysis by Hutterer in 2005 elevated it to a full species.[3]
The rumpi mouse shrew is a medium-sized shrew with dark fur and a short tail.[3] It is listed as a endangered species due to habitat loss and a restricted range.[2]
References
- ^ Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 266. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b c Kennerley, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Myosorex rumpii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T14113A115120529. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T14113A22287321.en.
- ^ a b Kingdon, Jonathan (2014-11-20). Mammals of Africa: Volume IV: Hedgehogs, Shrews and Bats. A&C Black. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-4081-8993-1.
Taxon identifiers | |
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| Myosorex rumpii | |
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