''Myosorex'' is a
mammal
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genus
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in the
Soricidae (shrew)
family
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. The genus, collectively referred to as the mouse shrews, contains these
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
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Babault's mouse shrew, ''M. babaulti''
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Montane mouse shrew, ''M. blarina''
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Bururi forest shrew, ''M. bururiensis''
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Dark-footed mouse shrew
The dark-footed mouse shrew (''Myosorex cafer'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae found in Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe, officia ...
, ''M. cafer''
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Eisentraut's mouse shrew, ''M. eisentrauti''
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Geata mouse shrew, ''M. geata''
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Nyika mouse shrew or Nyika burrowing shrew, ''M. gnoskei''
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Kahuzi swamp shrew, ''M. jejei''
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Kabogo mouse shrew'' ''M. kabogoensis''
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Kihaule's mouse shrew, ''M. kihaulei''
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Long-tailed forest shrew, ''M. longicaudatus''
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Meester's forest shrew, ''M. meesteri''
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Oku mouse shrew
The Oku mouse shrew (''Myosorex okuensis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest
Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. Th ...
, ''M. okuensis''
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Rumpi mouse shrew, ''M. rumpii''
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Schaller's mouse shrew, ''M. schalleri''
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Sclater's mouse shrew, ''M. sclateri''
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Thin mouse shrew, ''M. tenuis''
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Forest shrew, ''M. varius''
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Kilimanjaro mouse shrew, ''M. zinki''
References
Mammal genera
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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