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Bururi forest shrew

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Bururi forest shrew
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Myosorex
Species:
M. bururiensis
Binomial name
Myosorex bururiensis
Peterhans et al. 2010

The Bururi forest shrew (Myosorex bururiensis) is a species of mouse shrew native to Burundi.[1] It was first described by Peterhans et al. in 2010, and is defined by a broad hexagonal skull, short tail, and long claws.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Engelbrektsson, P. (2016). "Myosorex bururiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T45954374A45973041. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T45954374A45973041.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Peterhans, Julian C. Kerbis; Hutterer, Rainer; Mwanga, Jacques; Ndara, Benjamin; Davenport, Leif; Karhagomba, Innocent Balagizi; Udelhoven, Jay (1 December 2010). "African Shrews Endemic to the Albertine Rift: Two New Species of Myosorex (Mammalia: Soricidae) from Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo". Journal of East African Natural History. 99 (2): 103–128. doi:10.2982/028.099.0201. S2CID 84408848. Retrieved 8 February 2021.