Myosorex gnoskei
Kerbis Peterhans, Hutterer, Kaliba, & Mazibuko, 2008
Nyika Mouse Shrew
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Eulipotyphla |
| Suborder | : Erinaceota |
| Superfamily | : Soricoidea |
| Family | : Soricidae |
| Subfamily | : Myosoricinae |
| Genus | : Myosorex |
Species status
Authority citation
Kerbis Peterhans, J.C., Hutterer, R., Kaliba, P. and Mazibuko, L. 2008-01. First record of Myosorex (Mammalia: Soricidae) from Malawi with description as a new species, Myosorex gnoskei. Journal of East African Natural History 97(1):19-32.
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Original name as described
Myosorex gnoskei
Other common names
Nyika Burrowing Shrew
Type material
FMNH:Mamm:191568
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"200 m north of the Chilinda Guest House within Nyika National Park, Malawi (10° 34'37"S, 33° 48'30"E, 2285 m)."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Malawi
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Kerbis Peterhans, J.C., Hutterer, R., Kaliba, P. and Mazibuko, L. 2008. First record of Myosorex (Mammalia: Soricidae) from Malawi with description as a new species, Myosorex gnoskei. Journal of East African Natural History 97(1):19-32. doi:10.2982/0012-8317(2008)97[19:FROMMS]2.0.CO;2
IUCN Red List status
Endangered
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