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SPECIES Micropotamogale ruwenzorii

Author:de Witte and Frechkop, 1955.
Citation:Bull. Inst. r. Sci. nat. Belg., 31(84): 9.
Common Name:Ruwenzori Otter Shrew
Type Locality:"Rivière Talya, à Mutsora (station du Parc National Albert), contreforts occidentaux du massif Ruwenzori, altitudes 1100 – 1200 m." [Mutsora, Talya River, W slopes of Mt. Ruwenzori, Dem. Rep. Congo].
Distribution:Ruwenzori region (Uganda, Dem. Rep. Congo), and W of Lake Edward and Lake Kivu (Dem. Rep. Congo).
Status:IUCN – Endangered.
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