Ruwenzorisorex suncoides (Osgood 1936)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Soricomorpha, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 220-311 : 256

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11341505
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scientific name	Ruwenzorisorex suncoides (Osgood 1936)
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[Sylvisorex] suncoides Osgood 1936 , Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 20: 217.

Type Locality: Dem. Rep. Congo, western slope of Ruwenzori Mtns, Kalongi.

Vernacular Names: Ruwenzori Shrew.

Distribution: Montane forest in W Dem. Rep. Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: A semi-aquatic shrew that occurs also in Burundi (Kerbis, pers. comm.) and Uganda ( Kasangaki et al., 2003).

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Soricomorpha
Family	Soricidae
SubFamily	Crocidurinae
Genus	Ruwenzorisorex

Ruwenzorisorex suncoides (Osgood 1936)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005

2005

[Sylvisorex] suncoides

Osgood 1936: 217

1936

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