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Dark footed mouse shrew

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Genus
  
Higher classification
  
Myosorex

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Soricidae

Scientific name
  
Myosorex cafer

Rank
  
Species

Dark-footed mouse shrew

Similar
  
Long‑tailed forest shrew, Geata mouse shrew, Greater dwarf shrew, Cameroonian forest shrew, Least dwarf shrew

The dark-footed mouse shrew (Myosorex cafer) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae found in Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was formerly sometimes called the dark-footed forest shrew.

References

Dark-footed mouse shrew Wikipedia


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