Oku mouse shrew

Oku mouse shrew
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Myosorex
Species: M. okuensis
Binomial name
Myosorex okuensis
Heim de Balsac, 1968
Oku mouse shrew range

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 forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. Hutterer, R. 2004. Myosorex okuensis 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Downloaded on 30 July 2007.


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