Sclater's mouse shrew (''Myosorex sclateri'') 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
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring count ...
. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and swamps.
References
Endemic fauna of South Africa
Myosorex
Mammals of South Africa
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Mammals described in 1905
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
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