Aberdare mole shrew | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Surdisorex |
Species: | S. norae |
Binomial name | |
Surdisorex norae Thomas, 1906 | |
Aberdare mole shrew range |
The Aberdare mole shrew (Surdisorex norae) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae endemic to the Aberdare Mountains in Kenya. Its natural habitat is tropical high-elevation bamboo and grassland. [1]
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