Moon forest shrew

The moon forest shrew (Sylvisorex lunaris) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[2]

Moon forest shrew

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Sylvisorex
Species:
S. lunaris
Binomial name
Sylvisorex lunaris
Thomas, 1906
Moon forest shrew range

References

  1. Kerbis Peterhans, J. & Hutterer, R. (2019). "Sylvisorex lunaris" (PDF). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T41445A10474086. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T41445A10474086.en. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  2. Kerbis Peterhans, J.; Hutterer, R. 2004. Sylvisorex lunaris 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Downloaded on 30 July 2007.


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