The dark-footed mouse shrew (Myosorex cafer) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae found in Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It was formerly sometimes called the dark-footed forest shrew.
Dark-footed mouse shrew | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Myosorex |
Species: | M. cafer
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Binomial name | |
Myosorex cafer (Sundevall, 1846)
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Dark-footed mouse shrew range |
References
edit- ^ Baxter, R.; Taylor, P.J.; Willows-Munro, S. (2020). "Myosorex cafer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T110660763A50585251. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T110660763A50585251.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.