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SPECIES Sylvisorex howelli
Author: | Jenkins, 1984. | Citation: | Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist). Zool., 47: 65. | Common Name: | Howell's Forest Shrew | Type Locality: | Tanzania, Uluguru Mtns, Morningside. | Distribution: | Eastern Arc Mtns (Tanzania): W and E Usambara, Nguru and Uluguru Mtns (Stanley et al., 2000b). | Status: | IUCN – Vulnerable. | Comments: | Includes usambarensis, which may represent a distinct species; see Hutterer (1986b). However, the variation among the five populations has to be studied before taxonomic conclusions can be drawn. |
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