Surdisorex polulus Hollister 1916

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 : 267

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11341649
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scientific name	Surdisorex polulus Hollister 1916
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Surdisorex polulus Hollister 1916 View in CoL

Surdisorex polulus Hollister 1916 View in CoL , Smithson. Misc. Coll., 66 (1): 1.

Type Locality: Kenya, west side of Mt. Kenya, 10,700 ft. (3,261 m).

Vernacular Names: Mt. Kenya Mole Shrew.

Distribution: Mt. Kenya ( Kenya).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Included in genus Myosorex and regarded as a subspecies of norae by Heim de Balsac and Meester (1977); however, both species form a quite distinct clade (Hutterer et al., 2002 b). For ecology and distribution see Duncan and Wrangham (1971).