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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER SORICOMORPHA
--> FAMILY Soricidae
--> SUBFAMILY Myosoricinae
--> GENUS Myosorex
SPECIES Myosorex longicaudatus
| Author: | Meester and Dippenaar, 1978. | | Citation: | Ann. Transvaal Mus., 31: 30. | | Common Name: | Long-tailed Forest Shrew | | Type Locality: | South Africa, Western Cape Prov., 14 km NNE Knysna, Diepwalle State Forest Station, 33°57'S, 23°10'E. | | Distribution: | Endemic to South Africa. Occurs in escarpment forests of SE Western Cape Prov., South Africa, between 2000-3600 m. | | Status: | IUCN – Vulnerable. | | Comments: | Dippenaar (1995) described a distinct population from the Langeberg Mtns whose conservation status he considered as "vulnerable". |
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