Nyika burrowing shrew

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Nyika burrowing shrew
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Myosorex
Species:
M. gnoskei
Binomial name
Myosorex gnoskei
Peterhans, Hutterer, Kaliba & Mazibuko, 2008 [2]

The Nyika burrowing shrew (Myosorex gnoskei) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae found in Malawi. [2] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Engelbrektsson, P. (2016). "Myosorex gnoskei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T45954382A45973051. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T45954382A45973051.en . Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 Kerbis Peterhans, J.C.; Hutterer, R.; Kaliba, P.; Mazibuko, L. (2008). "First record of Myosorex (Mammalia: Soricidae) from Malawi with description as a new species, Myosorex gnoskei". Journal of East African Natural History. 97 (1): 19–32. doi:10.2982/0012-8317(2008)97[19:FROMMS]2.0.CO;2.