Ruwenzori otter shrew
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Species: | M. ruwenzorii
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Micropotamogale ruwenzorii (de Witte & Frechkop, 1955)
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The Ruwenzori otter shrew (Micropotamogale ruwenzorii) is a species of semiaquatic mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
References
- ^ Bronner, G.N.; Jenkins, P.D. (2005). "Order Afrosoricida". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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