Ruwenzorisorex suncoides (Osgood 1936)

[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).