Ruwenzori shrew

Ruwenzori shrew
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Ruwenzorisorex
Species: R. suncoides
Binomial name
Ruwenzorisorex suncoides
(Osgood, 1936)
Ruwenzori shrew range

The Ruwenzori shrew (Ruwenzorisorex suncoides) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is monotypic within the genus Ruwenzorisorex. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. It is semiaquatic, living along streams in tropical cloud forest.

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