Munissi's shrew

Munissi's shrew
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Soricidae
Genus:	Crocidura
Species:	C. munissii
Binomial name
Crocidura munissii Stanley, Hutterer, Giarla & Esselstyn, 2015

Munissi's shrew (Crocidura munissii) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Tanzania. ^[2]

It is known only from Rubeho, Udzungwa, Ukaguru and Uluguru mountains. It inhabits montane forests. It has a snout-to-vent length of 75–106 mm (3.0–4.2 in), a tail of 66–95 mm (2.6–3.7 in) and a weight of 9.5–19.5 g (0.34–0.69 oz), with dark brown fur. This species was named after Tanzanian mammalogist Maiko J. Munissi, in honor of his study of montane mammals of Tanzania. ^[3]

References

1. Dando, T.; Kennerley, R. (2020) [amended version of 2019 assessment]. "Crocidura munissii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T112503202A166619293. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T112503202A166619293.en . Retrieved 31 August 2024.
2. "Crocidura munissii Stanley, Hutterer, Giarla, & Esselstyn, 2015". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists . Retrieved 2022-08-04.
3. Stanley, William T.; Hutterer, Rainer; Giarla, Thomas C.; Esselstyn, Jacob A. (2015-04-21). "Phylogeny, phylogeography and geographical variation in the Crocidura monax (Soricidae) species complex from the montane islands of Tanzania, with descriptions of three new species". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 174 (1): 185–215. doi: 10.1111/zoj.12230 . ISSN   0024-4082.