The volcano shrew (Sylvisorex vulcanorum) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae found in the high-altitude rainforest of Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and swamps.[1] Its type locality is at Karisoke in Rwanda.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Sylvisorex |
| Species: | S. vulcanorum
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| Sylvisorex vulcanorum Hutterer & Verheyan, 1985
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References
edit- ^ a b Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R. (2019). "Sylvisorex vulcanorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T21219A22291074. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T21219A22291074.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Wilson, Don E.; Reeder, DeeAnn M. (eds.). 2005. Sylvisorex vulcanorum Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed). Johns Hopkins University Press
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