Ruwenzori shrew

The Ruwenzori shrew (Ruwenzorisorex suncoides) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is the only species within the genus Ruwenzorisorex.^[2] It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.^[1] It is semiaquatic, living along streams in tropical cloud forest.

Ruwenzori shrew
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Soricidae
Genus:	Ruwenzorisorex Hutterer, 1986
Species:	R. suncoides
Binomial name
Ruwenzorisorex suncoides (Osgood, 1936)
Ruwenzori shrew range
Synonyms[2]
Sylvisorex suncoides

References

1. Kerbis Peterhans, J. (2016). “Ruwenzorisorex suncoides (errata version published in 2017)”. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T19790A115153189. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19790A22290635.en. Accessed on 16 October 2022.
2. Hutterer, R. (2005). "Order Soricomorpha". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 220–311. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.