Schaller's mouse shrew (''Myosorex schalleri'') is a species of
mammal in the family
Soricidae endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...
to the
Democratic Republic of Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist
montane forest
Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucia ...
s.
[Kerbis Peterhans, J.; Hutterer, R. 2004.]
''Myosorex schalleri''
2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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References
Schaller's mouse shrew
Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Schaller's mouse shrew
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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