Surdisorex
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| Genus: | Surdisorex Thomas, 1906
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| Surdisorex norae Thomas, 1906
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Surdisorex is a genus of mammals in the family Soricidae. It is one of three genera of African shrews, which, in turn, are one of three living subfamilies of shrews. They are called African mole shrews because of their similarity to moles, to which they are not closely related. The three species, all found only in Kenya, are:
- Aberdare mole shrew (S. norae)
- Mount Kenya mole shrew (S. polulus)
- Surdisorex schlitteri
References
- Kerbis Peterhans, J., Stanley, W.T., Hutterer, R., Demos, T.C. and Agwanda, B. 2009. A new species of Surdisorex Thomas, 1906 (Mammalia, Soricidae) from western Kenya. Bonner zoologische Beiträge 56(3):175–183.