Biology:Mount Kenya mole shrew
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Short description: Species of mammal
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Surdisorex |
| Species: | S. polulus
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| Surdisorex polulus Hollister, 1916
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| Mount Kenya mole shrew range | |
The Mount Kenya mole shrew (Surdisorex polulus) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae endemic to Mount Kenya in Kenya. Its natural habitat is tropical high-elevation bamboo and grassland,[1] particularly the bamboo-belt of Mount Kenya and the adjacent heath and grassland.[2]
The Mt. Kenya mole shrew is listed as vulnerable because it is known to only be found in a single location in highlands of Mount Kenya, though a closely related species, the Aberdare Mole Shrew, can be found on the nearby Aberdare range.[3] The habitat of the species is dense montane grassland.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hutterer, R.; Oguge, N. (2008). "Surdisorex polulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008. https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/21135/0. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ↑ Stuart, Chris; Stuart, Matilde (30 October 2018). Stuarts' Field Guide to National Parks & Game Reserves of East Africa. Penguin Random House South Africa. ISBN 9781775846253. https://books.google.com/books?id=zn11DwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Mount+Kenya+mole+shrew%22&pg=PT232. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ↑ Williams, John George; Arlott, Norman; Fennessy, R. (1981). A Field Guide to the National Parks of East Africa. Collins. p. 29. ISBN 9780002192156. https://books.google.com/books?id=EYZGAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Mount+Kenya+mole+shrew%22. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
Wikidata ☰ Q1761676 entry
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