Rumpi mouse shrew

Rumpi mouse shrew [1]
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [2] ]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Soricidae
Genus:	Myosorex
Species:	M. rumpii
Binomial name
Myosorex rumpii Heim de Balsac, 1968
Rumpi mouse shrew range

The Rumpi mouse shrew (Myosorex rumpii) is a Myosoricinae shrew only known from the Rumpi Hills, Cameroon. The only known specimen is the holotype, collected around 1967. ^[2] First described by Heim de Balsac in 1968, it was considered a subspecies of Myosorex eisentrauti. A reanalysis by Hutterer in 2005 elevated it to a full species. ^[3]

The rumpi mouse shrew is a medium-sized shrew with dark fur and a short tail. ^[3] It is listed as an endangered species due to habitat loss and a restricted range. ^[2]

References

1. Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 266. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.
2. Kennerley, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Myosorex rumpii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T14113A115120529. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T14113A22287321.en .
3. Kingdon, Jonathan (2014-11-20). Mammals of Africa: Volume IV: Hedgehogs, Shrews and Bats. A&C Black. p. 158. ISBN   978-1-4081-8993-1.