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Species of mammal
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Surdisorex |
Species: | S. polulus
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Binomial name | |
Surdisorex polulus Hollister, 1916
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Mount Kenya mole shrew range |
The Mount Kenya mole shrew (Surdisorex polulus) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae endemic to Mount Kenya in Kenya. Its natural habitat is tropical high-elevation bamboo and grassland,[1] particularly the bamboo-belt of Mount Kenya and the adjacent heath and grassland.[2]
The Mt. Kenya mole shrew is listed as vulnerable because it is known to only be found in a single location in highlands of Mount Kenya, though a closely related species, the Aberdare Mole Shrew, can be found on the nearby Aberdare range.[3] The habitat of the species is dense montane grassland.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Kennerley, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Surdisorex polulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T21135A115160262. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T21135A22290384.en.
- ^ Stuart, Chris; Stuart, Matilde (30 October 2018). Stuarts' Field Guide to National Parks & Game Reserves of East Africa. Penguin Random House South Africa. ISBN 9781775846253. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ Williams, John George; Arlott, Norman; Fennessy, R. (1981). A Field Guide to the National Parks of East Africa. Collins. p. 29. ISBN 9780002192156. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
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