Moon forest shrew

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Moon forest shrew
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Sylvisorex
Species:
S. lunaris
Binomial name
Sylvisorex lunaris
Thomas, 1906
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Moon forest shrew range

The moon forest shrew (Sylvisorex lunaris) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kennerley, R. (2019). "Sylvisorex lunaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T41445A22291627. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T41445A22291627.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.