Suncus hututsi
Kerbis Peterhans & Hutterer, 2009
Hutu-Tutsi Dwarf Shrew
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Eulipotyphla |
| Suborder | : Erinaceota |
| Family | : Soricidae |
| Subfamily | : Crocidurinae |
| Genus | : Suncus |
Species status
Authority citation
Kerbis Peterhans, J.C. and Hutterer, R. 2009. The description of a new species of Suncus (Soricidae, Mammalia) from Central Africa. Bonner zoologische Monographien 55:141-150.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44817908Original name as described
Suncus hututsi
Type material
FMNH:Mamm:148272
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Burundi, Bubanza Province, Kubutare Colline, Kibira National Park, Ruhondo Forest Block (02°56'S, 29°29'E, 2040 m)."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Uganda · Burundi · Democratic Republic of the Congo? · Rwanda?
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Peterhans, J. K., & Hutterer, R. (2009). The description of a new species of Suncus (Soricidae, Mammalia) from central Africa. In: E. Thorn and J.C. Kerbis Peterhans (eds), Small Mammals of Uganda. Bonner Zoologische Monographien, 55, 141-150.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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