Kabogo mouse shrew

The Kabogo mouse shrew (Myosorex kabogoensis) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae endemic to Democratic Republic of Congo.[1] Its natural habitat is forests and inland wetlands. It eats insects, as well as small birds and mammals.[2]

Kabogo mouse shrew
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Myosorex
Species:
M. kabogoensis
Binomial name
Myosorex kabogoensis
(Kerbis Peterhans & Hutterer, 2013)

References

  1. Engelbrektsson, P.; Kennerley, R. (2020) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Myosorex jejei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T45954378A166522323. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T45954378A166522323.en.
  2. Nowak, Ronald M. (1999). Walker's Mammals of the World. Vol. 1. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 218. ISBN 978-0-8018-5789-8.


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