Animalia > Chordata > Mammalia > Soricomorpha > Soricidae > Myosorex > Myosorex kihaulei

Myosorex kihaulei (Kihaule's Mouse Shrew)

Wikipedia Abstract

Kihaule's mouse shrew (Myosorex kihaulei) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and plantations . It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Myosorex kihaulei

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Myosorex kihaulei

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
53
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 7.31
EDGE Score: 4.2
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Attributes

Forages - Ground [1]  100 %

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Mufindi Tea Estate Land Forest Reserve 88600 Tanzania      

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Eastern Afromontane Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe Yes

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0