Surdisorex schlitteri
Kerbis Peterhans, Stanley, Hutterer, Demos, & Agwanda, 2009
Schlitter's Mole Shrew
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Eulipotyphla |
| Suborder | : Erinaceota |
| Family | : Soricidae |
| Subfamily | : Myosoricinae |
| Genus | : Surdisorex |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Authority citation
Kerbis Peterhans, J.C., Stanley, W.T., Hutterer, R., Demos, T.C. and Agwanda, B.R. 2009. A new species of Surdisorex Thomas, 1906 (Mammalia, Soricidae) from western Kenya. Bonner zoologische Beiträge 56(3):175-183.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44801908Original name as described
Surdisorex schlitteri
Other common names
Mount Elgon Mole Shrew
Type material
FMNH:Mamm:195069
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Kenya, eastern flank of Mt. Elgon, ericaceous zone at 3,150 m."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Kenya
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Peterhans, J. K., Stanley, W. T., Hutterer, R., Demos, T. C., & Agwanda, B. (2009). A new species of Surdisorex Thomas, 1906 (Mammalia, Soricidae) from western Kenya. Bonner Zool Beit, 56, 175-183.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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