Myosorex sclateri
O. Thomas & Schwann, 1905
Sclater's Mouse Shrew
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Eulipotyphla |
| Suborder | : Erinaceota |
| Family | : Soricidae |
| Subfamily | : Myosoricinae |
| Genus | : Myosorex |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. and Schwann, H. 1905-02-21. A paper by Messrs. Oldfield Thomas, F.R.S., and Harold Schwann, F.Z.S., giving an account of a second collection of Mammals made by Mr. C. H. B. Grant for Mr C. D. Rudd's exploration of South Africa, was read. Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 15:10.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31856890Original name as described
Myosorex sclateri
Other common names
Sclater's Tiny Mouse Shrew
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1904.12.3.12
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/dcd8e1cd-c85f-455d-bd0e-e8911049c558Type locality
Ngoye Hills, 250 m, Zululand, South Africa.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
South Africa
IUCN Red List status
Vulnerable
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