The Bururi forest shrew (Myosorex bururiensis) is a species of mouse shrew native to Burundi.[1] It was first described by Peterhans et al. in 2010, and is defined by a broad hexagonal skull, short tail, and long claws.[2]
| Bururi forest shrew | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Myosorex |
| Species: | M. bururiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Myosorex bururiensis Peterhans et al. 2010
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References
edit- ^ a b Engelbrektsson, P. (2016). "Myosorex bururiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T45954374A45973041. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T45954374A45973041.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Peterhans, Julian C. Kerbis; Hutterer, Rainer; Mwanga, Jacques; Ndara, Benjamin; Davenport, Leif; Karhagomba, Innocent Balagizi; Udelhoven, Jay (1 December 2010). "African Shrews Endemic to the Albertine Rift: Two New Species of Myosorex (Mammalia: Soricidae) from Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo". Journal of East African Natural History. 99 (2): 103–128. doi:10.2982/028.099.0201. S2CID 84408848. Retrieved 8 February 2021.