Myosorex

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Kingdom Animalia Subfamily Myosoricinae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus		Family Soricidae Scientific name Myosorex Higher classification Myosoricinae Order Eulipotyphla

Lower classifications Myosorex varius, Long‑tailed forest shrew, Eisentraut's mouse shrew, Geata mouse shrew, Dark‑footed mouse shrew

Myosorex is a mammal genus in the Soricidae (shrew) family. The genus, collectively referred to as the mouse shrews, contains these species:

Babault's mouse shrew, M. babaulti

Montane mouse shrew, M. blarina

Bururi forest shew, M. bururiensis

Dark-footed mouse shrew, M. cafer

Eisentraut's mouse shrew, M. eisentrauti

Geata mouse shrew, M. geata

Nyika mouse shrew or Nyika burrowing shrew, M. gnoskei

Kahuzi swamp shrew, M. jejei or Crocidura stenocephala

Myosorex kabogoensis

Kihaule's mouse shrew, M. kihaulei

Long-tailed forest shrew, M. longicaudatus

Meester's forest shrew, M. meesteri

Oku mouse shrew, M. okuensis

Rumpi mouse shrew, M. rumpii

Schaller's mouse shrew, M. schalleri

Sclater's mouse shrew, M. sclateri

Thin mouse shrew, M. tenuis

Forest shrew, M. varius

Kilimanjaro mouse shrew, M. zinki

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