Sylvisorex lunaris Thomas, 1906

Rainer Hutterer, 1993, Order Insectivora, Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press, pp. 69-130 : 105

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scientific name	Sylvisorex lunaris Thomas, 1906
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Sylvisorex lunaris Thomas, 1906 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 18:139.

TYPE LOCALITY: Uganda, "Mubuku Valley, Ruwenzori East, 12,000 ft. " (3,810 m) .

DISTRIBUTION: The high mountain zone of C Africa up to 4,500 m; Ruwenzori ( Uganda, Zaire), Virunga Volcanoes ( Rwanda), and on both sides of Lake Kivu ( Zaire, Burundi).

SYNONYMS: ruandae.

COMMENTS: Includes ruandae but not oriundus ; both were listed as distinct species by Gureev (1979:380-381).