Sclater's mouse shrew

Sclater's mouse shrew
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Myosorex
Species: M. sclateri
Binomial name
Myosorex sclateri
Thomas & Schwann, 1905
Sclater's mouse shrew range

Sclater's mouse shrew (Myosorex sclateri) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. Baxter, R. 2004. Myosorex sclateri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.


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