Dark-footed mouse shrew

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The dark-footed mouse shrew (Myosorex cafer) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae found in Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It was formerly sometimes called the dark-footed forest shrew.

Dark-footed mouse shrew
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Myosorex
Species:
M. cafer
Binomial name
Myosorex cafer
(Sundevall, 1846)
Dark-footed mouse shrew range

References

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  1. ^ Baxter, R.; Taylor, P.J.; Willows-Munro, S. (2020). "Myosorex cafer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T110660763A50585251. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T110660763A50585251.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.