Micropotamogale ruwenzorii
(de Witte & Frechkop, 1955)
Rwenzori Otter-shrew
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Atlantogenata |
| Superorder | : Afrotheria |
| Order | : Afrosoricida |
| Suborder | : Tenrecomorpha |
| Family | : Potamogalidae |
| Genus | : Micropotamogale |
Species status
Authority citation
de Witte, G.-F. and Frechkop, S. 1955. Sur une espèce encore inconnue de mammifère africain, Potamogale ruwenzorii sp. n. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique 31(84):1-11.
Original name as described
Potamogale ruwenzorii
Type material
IRSNB (number not known)
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Mustora, Talya River, western slopes of Mt. Rwenzori, DR Congo, 1100–1200 m.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Rwanda
Taxonomy notes
moved from Tenrecidae to Potamogalidae
Taxonomy notes citation
Everson, K. M., Soarimalala, V., Goodman, S. M., & Olson, L. E. (2016). Multiple loci and complete taxonomic sampling resolve the phylogeny and biogeographic history of tenrecs (Mammalia: Tenrecidae) and reveal higher speciation rates in Madagascar's humid forests. Systematic Biology, 65(5), 890-909.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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