Dark-footed mouse shrew
| Dark-footed mouse shrew | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Myosorex |
| Species: | M. cafer |
| Binomial name | |
| Myosorex cafer (Sundevall, 1846) | |
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| Dark-footed mouse shrew range | |
The dark-footed mouse shrew (Myosorex cafer) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae found in Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was formerly sometimes called the dark-footed forest shrew.
References
- Baxter, R. 2004. Myosorex cafer 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
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