Myosorex tenuis Thomas and Schwann 1905

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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scientific name	Myosorex tenuis Thomas and Schwann 1905
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Myosorex tenuis Thomas and Schwann 1905 View in CoL

Myosorex tenuis Thomas and Schwann 1905 View in CoL , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1905: 131-132.

Type Locality: South Africa, Mpumalanga Prov., near Wakkerstroom, Zuurbron.

Vernacular Names: Thin Mouse Shrew.

Distribution: Mpumalanga Prov. ( South Africa) and possibly W Mozambique.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Provisionally regarded as a distinct species by Wolhuter (in Smithers, 1983:3) because of sympatry with cafer and a different karyotype (2n = 40). Meester et al. (1986) included tenuis in cafer .