The Rumpi mouse shrew (Myosorex rumpii) is a Myosoricinae shrew found only on the Rumpi Hills, Cameroon. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss and a restricted range.
Rumpi mouse shrew[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Myosorex |
Species: | M. rumpii
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Binomial name | |
Myosorex rumpii Heim de Balsac, 1968
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Rumpi mouse shrew range |
References
edit- ^ Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 266. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Hutterer (2004). "Myosorex rumpii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2006.