Volcano shrew
Volcano shrew | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Sylvisorex |
Species: | S. vulcanorum |
Binomial name | |
Sylvisorex vulcanorum Hutterer & Verheyan, 1985 | |
Volcano shrew range |
The volcano shrew (Sylvisorex vulcanorum) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae found in the high-altitude rainforest of Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and swamps.[2] Its type locality is Rwanda, Parc National des Volcans, Karisoke (0°28'S, 29°29'E, 3,100 m).[3]
References
- ↑ Kerbis Peterhans, J.; Hutterer, R. (2008). "Sylvisorex vulcanorum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T21219A9258852. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T21219A9258852.en. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ↑ Kerbis Peterhans, J.; Hutterer, R. 2004. Sylvisorex vulcanorum 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
- ↑ Wilson, Don E.; Reeder, DeeAnn M. (eds.). 2005. Sylvisorex vulcanorum Archived 2010-06-03 at the Wayback Machine. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed). Johns Hopkins University Press
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