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Myosorex blarina O. Thomas, 1906

Montane Mouse Shrew

Authority citation: Thomas, O. 1906-08-01. Description of new mammals from Mount Ruwenzori. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)18(104):136-147.

Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366400

Original name as described: Myosorex blarina

Nominal names: blarina O. Thomas, 1906

Other common names: Mountain Mouse Shrew|Rwenzori Mouse Shrew


Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Eulipotyphla -- Family: Soricidae -- Subfamily: Myosoricinae

Type specimen voucher catalogue number: BMNH:Mamm:1906.7.1.35

Type locality: Mubuku Valley, 10,000 feet (= 3048 m), Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda.

Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) | Uganda (UGA)

Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Endangered


Species Permalink: http://www.classic.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004092

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