Myosorex jejer, Kerbis Peterhans & Hutterer, 2010

Russell A. Mittermeier & Don E. Wilson, 2018, Soricidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 8 Insectivores, Sloths and Colugos, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 332-551 : 550

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6870843

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6870575

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scientific name

Myosorex jejer
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445. View Plate 25: Soricidae

Kahuzi Mouse Shrew

Myosorex jejer

French: Musaraigne de Jeje / German: Kahuzi-Mausspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana ratén de Kahuzi

Other common names: Kahuzi Swamp Shrew

Taxonomy. Myosorex jejer Kerbis Peterhans & Hutterer, 2010 , “ Musisi Swamp (2° 16’24”S, 28° 41’277E, 2200 m), Mugaba Sector , Kahuzi Biega National Park , North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo.” GoogleMaps

This species is monotypic.

Distribution. Kahuzi-Biéga National Park, EC DR Congo. View Figure

Descriptive notes. Head-body 53-78 mm, tail 42-49 mm, ear 6-10 mm, hindfoot 11-14 mm; weight 6-8-5 g. The Kahuzi Mouse Shrew is a small species of mouse shrew with a long tail. Pelage is grayish brown, the hairs gray with brown tips. Claws are very short compared to other congeners. Tail is moderately long (average ¢.66:5% [54— 92%] of head-body length), thin, almost naked, and unicolored brown. Braincase is very narrow, as is the maxilla; rostrum is slender; the fourth unicuspid is placed within the tooth row; the third unicuspid is half the size of the first; M? is moderately sized. There are four unicuspids.

Habitat. Swampy habitat with sedges ( Cyperus latifolius, Cyperaceae ) surrounded by evergreen montane forest, at elevations of 2200-3300 m.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Vulnerable on The IUCN Red List. The Kahuzi Mouse Shrew is known from a few specimens from a single small location, where the habitats are threatened by human activities such asillegal logging, coltan mining, and draining of swamp areas.

Bibliography. Engelbrektsson & Kennerley (2016), Kerbis Peterhans et al. (2010).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Soricomorpha

Family

Soricidae

Genus

Myosorex

Loc

Myosorex jejer

Russell A. Mittermeier & Don E. Wilson 2018
2018
Loc

Myosorex jejer

Kerbis Peterhans & Hutterer 2010
2010
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