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Kabogo mouse shrew

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Kabogo mouse shrew
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Myosorex
Species:
M. kabogoensis
Binomial name
Myosorex kabogoensis

The Kabogo mouse shrew (Myosorex kabogoensis) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae endemic to Democratic Republic of Congo.[1] Its natural habitat is forests and inland wetlands. It eats insects, as well as small birds and mammals.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Plumptre, A.; Dando, T.; Kennerley, R. (2019). "Myosorex kabogoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T112042073A112042093. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T112042073A112042093.en.
  2. ^ Nowak, Ronald M. (1999). Walker's Mammals of the World. Vol. 1. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 218. ISBN 978-0-8018-5789-8.