Myosorex rumpii Heim de Balsac 1968

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 : 266

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11341633
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scientific name	Myosorex rumpii Heim de Balsac 1968
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Myosorex rumpii Heim de Balsac 1968 View in CoL

Myosorex rumpii Heim de Balsac 1968 View in CoL , Bonn. Zool. Beitr., Vol. 19: 20.

Type Locality: Cameroon, "Rumpi-Hills, 1100 mètres".

Vernacular Names: Rumpi Mouse Shrew.

Distribution: Known only from the type locality.

Conservation: IUCN – Critically Endangered.

Discussion: The holotype and only known specimen is so unique ( Heim de Balsac, 1968 b, fig. 4) that it is considered to represent a valid species. Heim de Balsac (1968 b) himself was uncertain about the status of this taxon; while he formally named it M. eisentrauti rumpii , he labeled all figures and the map with " Myosorex rumpii ".