Myosorex sclateri Thomas and Schwann 1905

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 : 266

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scientific name	Myosorex sclateri Thomas and Schwann 1905
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Myosorex sclateri Thomas and Schwann 1905 View in CoL

Myosorex sclateri Thomas and Schwann 1905 View in CoL , Abstr. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1905 (15): 10.

Type Locality: South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal Prov., Zululand, Ngoye hills, 250 m.

Vernacular Names: Sclater's Mouse Shrew.

Synonyms: Myosorex affinis Thomas and Schwann 1905 ; Myosorex talpinus Thomas and Schwann 1905 .

Distribution: Wet habitats in KwaZulu-Natal ( South Africa).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Provisionally regarded as a distinct species by Wolhuter (in Smithers, 1983:3); occurs in sympatry with cafer and has a different karyotype (2n = 38). Meester et al. (1986) included sclateri in cafer .