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SPECIES Sylvisorex lunaris
Author: | Thomas, 1906. | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 18: 139. | Common Name: | Moon Forest Shrew | Type Locality: | Uganda, Ruwenzori East, Mubuku Valley, 12,000 ft. (3,810 m). | Distribution: | The high mountain zone of C Africa up to 4,500 m; Ruwenzori (Uganda, Dem. Rep. Congo), Virunga Volcanoes (Rwanda), and on both sides of Lake Kivu (Dem. Rep. Congo, Burundi). | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | Comments: | Includes ruandae but not oriundus; both were listed as distinct species by Gureev (1979:380-381). Karyotype (2n = 58, FN = 80) described by Maddalena and Ruedi (1994). |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
ruandae Lönnberg and Gyldenstolpe, 1925
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