Myosorex kabogoensis, 1838

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Kabogo Mouse Shrew

Myosorex kabogoensis

French: Musaraigne de Misotchi-Kabogo / German: Kabogo-Mausspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana ratén de Kabogo

Other common names: Misotshi-Kabogo Myosorex

Taxonomy. Myosorex kabogoensis Kerbis Peterhans & Hutterer, 2013 ,

“ Mt. Misotshi area , 4 km SW of the village of Talama, above the western shore of Lake Tanganyika , South Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (29°4’49”E 4°59'29”S, 1950 m).”

This species is monotypic.

Distribution. Mt Misotshi, E DR Congo.

Descriptive notes. Head-body 89 mm, tail 28 mm, ear 5 mm, hindfoot 14 mm; weight 12 g (one specimen). The Kabogo Mouse Shrew is a fairly large shrew. Pelage all over the body is very dark slate gray, with completely unicolored hairs. Tail is short (31:5% of head-body length) and very dark. Feet are covered in long dark hairs, and hindclaws are shorter than the long foreclaws. Braincase is broad but short; maxilla is very broad; fourth unicuspid is very small; third unicuspid is three-quarters the size

of the first; M” is proportionately larger than in other species in the genus. There are four unicuspids.

Habitat. Captured along a dry hill slope in primary forest at around 1950-2000 m in elevation.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The IUCN Red List. The Kabogo Mouse Shrew was only recently described, based only on the recently collected holotype. More research is certainly needed on this seemingly rare shrew with a restricted range.

Bibliography. Kerbis Peterhans et al. (2013).

Figures

424. Aberdare Mole Shrew (Surdisorex norae), 425. Mount Kenya Mole Shrew (Surdisorex polulus), 426. Schlitter’s Mole Shrew (Surdisorex schlitteri), 427. Phillips's Congo Shrew (Congosorex phillipsorum), 428. Greater Congo Shrew (Congosorex polli), 429. Lesser Congo Shrew (Congosorex verheyeni), 430. Meester’s Mouse Shrew (Myosorex meester), 431. Dark-footed Mouse Shrew (Myosorex cafer), 432. Sclater’s Mouse Shrew (Myosorex sclateri), 433. Thin Mouse Shrew (Mpyosorex tenuis), 434. South African Mouse Shrew (Myosorex varius), 435. Long-tailed Mouse Shrew (Myosorex longicaudatus), 436. Kilimanjaro Mouse Shrew (Myosorex zinki), 437. Geata Mouse Shrew (Myosorex geata), 438. Kihaule’s Mouse Shrew (Myosorex kihaulei), 439. Nyika Mouse Shrew (Myosorex gnoskei), 440. Schaller’s Mouse Shrew (Myosorex schalleri), 441. Kabogo Mouse Shrew (Myosorex kabogoensis), 442. Babault’ ' s Mouse Shrew (Mpyosorex babaultu), 443. Montane Mouse Shrew (Myosorex blarina), 444. Bururt Mouse Shrew (Myosorex bururiensis), 445. Kahuzi Mouse Shrew (Myosorex jejer), 446. Eisentraut’s Mouse Shrew (Myosorex eisentrauti), 447. Rumpi Mouse Shrew (Myosorex rumpii), 448. Oku Mouse Shrew (Myosorex okuensis)

Distribution. Mt Misotshi, E DR Congo.