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
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