Ruwenzorisorex Hutterer 1986

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Soricomorpha, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 220-311 : 256

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Ruwenzorisorex Hutterer 1986 , Z. Saugetierk., 51: 260.

Type Species: Sylvisorex suncoides Osgood 1936

Species and subspecies: 1 species:

Species Ruwenzorisorex suncoides ( Osgood 1936)

Discussion: Data on the brain structure support generic separation; see Stephan et al. (1991). Genetic data show that Ruwenzorisorex and Suncus s. str. are sister taxa (Querouil et al., 2001).