Myosorex longicaudatus Meester and Dippenaar 1978

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Soricomorpha, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 220-311 : 265

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316519

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11341625

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scientific name

Myosorex longicaudatus Meester and Dippenaar 1978
status

 

Myosorex longicaudatus Meester and Dippenaar 1978 View in CoL

Myosorex longicaudatus Meester and Dippenaar 1978 View in CoL , Ann. Transvaal Mus., 31: 30.

Type Locality: South Africa, Western Cape Prov., 14 km NNE Knysna, Diepwalle State Forest Station, 33°57'S, 23°10'E. GoogleMaps

Vernacular Names: Long-tailed Forest Shrew.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Myosorex longicaudatus subsp. longicaudatus Meester and Dippenaar 1978

Subspecies Myosorex longicaudatus subsp. boosmani Dippenaar 1995

Distribution: Endemic to South Africa. Occurs in escarpment forests of SE Western Cape Prov., South Africa, between 2000-3600 m.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Dippenaar (1995) described a distinct population from the Langeberg Mtns whose conservation status he considered as "vulnerable".

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Soricomorpha

Family

Soricidae

Genus

Myosorex

Loc

Myosorex longicaudatus Meester and Dippenaar 1978

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005
2005
Loc

Myosorex longicaudatus

Meester and Dippenaar 1978: 30
1978
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