Biology:Rumpi mouse shrew
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Short description: Species of mammal
| Rumpi mouse shrew[1] | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Myosorex |
| Species: | M. rumpii
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| Binomial name | |
| Myosorex rumpii Heim de Balsac, 1968
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| Rumpi mouse shrew range | |
The Rumpi mouse shrew (Myosorex rumpii) is a Myosoricinae shrew only known from the Rumpi Hills, Cameroon. The only known specimen is the holotype, collected around 1967.[2] First described by Heim de Balsac in 1968, it was considered a subspecies of Myosorex eisentrauti. A reanalysis by Hutterer in 2005 elevated it to a full species.[3]
The rumpi mouse shrew is a medium-sized shrew with dark fur and a short tail.[3] It is listed as an endangered species due to habitat loss and a restricted range.[2]
References
- ↑ Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M.. eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 266. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kennerley, R. (2016). "Myosorex rumpii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T14113A22287321.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14113/22287321.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kingdon, Jonathan (2014-11-20) (in en). Mammals of Africa: Volume IV: Hedgehogs, Shrews and Bats. A&C Black. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-4081-8993-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=AkvrDwAAQBAJ&dq=Myosorex+rumpii&pg=PP1.
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