Bururi Forest Shrew
The Bururi forest shrew (''Myosorex bururiensis'') is a species of mouse shrew native to Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Gr .... It was first described by Peterhans ''et al.'' in 2010, and is defined by a broad hexagonal skull, short tail, and long claws. References Myosorex {{shrew-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Myosorex
''Myosorex'' is a mammal genus in the Soricidae (shrew) family. The genus, collectively referred to as the mouse shrews, contains these species: *Babault's mouse shrew, ''M. babaulti'' * Montane mouse shrew, ''M. blarina'' * Bururi forest shrew, ''M. bururiensis'' *Dark-footed mouse shrew, ''M. cafer'' * Eisentraut's mouse shrew, ''M. eisentrauti'' *Geata mouse shrew, ''M. geata'' * Nyika mouse shrew or Nyika burrowing shrew, ''M. gnoskei'' * Kahuzi swamp shrew, ''M. jejei'' *'' Kabogo mouse shrew'' ''M. kabogoensis'' * Kihaule's mouse shrew, ''M. kihaulei'' * Long-tailed forest shrew, ''M. longicaudatus'' * Meester's forest shrew, ''M. meesteri'' *Oku mouse shrew, ''M. okuensis'' * Rumpi mouse shrew, ''M. rumpii'' * Schaller's mouse shrew, ''M. schalleri'' * Sclater's mouse shrew, ''M. sclateri'' *Thin mouse shrew The thin mouse shrew (''Myosorex tenuis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae found in South Africa and possibly Mozambique Mozambique () ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and East Africa. It is bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and southeast, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west; Lake Tanganyika lies along its southwestern border. The capital cities are Gitega and Bujumbura, the latter being the country's largest city. The Twa, Hutu and Tutsi peoples have lived in Burundi for at least 500 years. For more than 200 of those years, Burundi was an independent kingdom, until the beginning of the 20th century, when it became a German colony. After the First World War and Germany's defeat, the League of Nations "mandated" the territory to Belgium. After the Second World War, this transformed into a United Nations Trust Territory. Both Germans and Belgia ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |