Suncus infinitesimus
(E. Heller, 1912)
Least Dwarf Shrew
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
Order | : Eulipotyphla |
Suborder | : Erinaceota |
Family | : Soricidae |
Subfamily | : Crocidurinae |
Genus | : Suncus |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Heller, E. 1912-11-04. New races of insectivores, bats, and lemurs from British East Africa. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 60(12):1-13.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8910535Original name as described
Pachyura infinitesima
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1911.4.6.5
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d34c3602-36e8-45a3-9c75-73dea9489eb3Type locality
Rumruti, 7000 ft. (= 2135 m), Laikipia Plateau, Kenya.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Cameroon · Central African Republic · Kenya · South Africa · Eswatini
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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