Sylvisorex lunaris Thomas 1906

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 : 262

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scientific name

Sylvisorex lunaris Thomas 1906
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Sylvisorex lunaris Thomas 1906 View in CoL

Sylvisorex lunaris Thomas 1906 View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 18: 139.

Type Locality: Uganda, Ruwenzori East, Mubuku Valley, 12,000 ft. (3,810 m).

Vernacular Names: Moon Forest Shrew.

Synonyms: Sylvisorex ruandae Lönnberg and Gyldenstolpe 1925 .

Distribution: The high mountain zone of C Africa up to 4,500 m; Ruwenzori ( Uganda, Dem. Rep. Congo), Virunga Volcanoes ( Rwanda), and on both sides of Lake Kivu (Dem. Rep. Congo, Burundi).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Includes ruandae but not oriundus ; both were listed as distinct species by Gureev (1979:380-381). Karyotype (2n = 58, FN = 80) described by Maddalena and Ruedi (1994).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Soricomorpha

Family

Soricidae

Genus

Sylvisorex

Loc

Sylvisorex lunaris Thomas 1906

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

Sylvisorex lunaris

Thomas 1906: 139
1906
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