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Mouse Shrews
Myosorex
Myosorex is a mammal genus in the Soricidae (shrew) family. The genus, collectively referred to as the mouse shrews, contains these species:
Babault's mouse shrew, M. babaulti
19 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 19 known species
Forest Shrew
speciesMyosorex varius
Long-tailed Forest Shrew
speciesMyosorex longicaudatus
Eisentraut's Mouse Shrew
speciesMyosorex eisentrauti
dark-footed forest shrew
speciesMyosorex cafer
Babault's Mouse Shrew
speciesMyosorex babaulti
Sclater's Mouse Shrew
speciesMyosorex sclateri
Oku Mouse Shrew
speciesMyosorex okuensis
Kihaule's Mouse Shrew
speciesMyosorex kihaulei
Kilimanjaro Mouse Shrew
speciesMyosorex zinki
Geata Mouse Shrew
speciesMyosorex geata
Thin Mouse Shrew
speciesMyosorex tenuis
Nyika mouse shrew
speciesMyosorex gnoskei
Bururi forest shew
speciesMyosorex bururiensis
Kahuzi swamp shrew
speciesMyosorex jejei
Kabogo Mouse Shrew
speciesMyosorex kabogoensis
Meester's Mouse Shrew
speciesMyosorex meesteri
Montane Mouse Shrew
speciesMyosorex blarina
Rumpi Mouse Shrew
speciesMyosorex rumpii
Schaller's Mouse Shrew
speciesMyosorex schalleri
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 46788.