Myosorex gnoskei
Kerbis Peterhans, Hutterer, Kaliba, & Mazibuko, 2008
Nyika Mouse Shrew
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Eulipotyphla |
| Suborder | : Erinaceota |
| Family | : Soricidae |
| Subfamily | : Myosoricinae |
| Genus | : Myosorex |
Species status
Authority citation
Kerbis Peterhans, J.C., Hutterer, R., Kaliba, P. and Mazibuko, L. 2008-01. First record of Myosorex (Mammalia: Soricidae) from Malawi with description as a new species, _Myosorex gnoskei_. Journal of East African Natural History 97(1):19-32.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.2982/0012-8317(2008)97[19:FROMMS]2.0.CO;2Original name as described
Myosorex gnoskei
Other common names
Nyika Burrowing Shrew
Type material
FMNH:Mamm:191568
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"200 m north of the Chilinda Guest House within Nyika National Park, Malawi (10° 34'37"S, 33° 48'30"E, 2285 m)."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Malawi
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Peterhans, J. C. K., Hutterer, R., Kaliba, P., & Mazibuko, L. (2008). First record of Myosorex (Mammalia: Soricidae) from Malawi with description as a new species, Myosorex gnoskei. Journal of East African Natural History, 97(1), 19-32.
IUCN Red List status
Endangered
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