Lwiro shrew
{{Short description|Species of mammal}}
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| status = DD
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Crocidura lwiroensis
| authority = Kerbis Peterhans & Hutterer, 2013
}}
The Lwiro shrew or Misotshi-Kabogo shrew (Crocidura lwiroensis) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to the Misotshi-Kabogo Massif, Democratic Republic of the Congo.{{Cite web |title=Explore the Database |url=https://www.mammaldiversity.org/explore.html#species-id=1003937 |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=www.mammaldiversity.org}}
Etymology
It is named in honor of the research team based at the Lwiro (Centre National de Recherche Scientifique) biological research station north of Bukavu.{{Cite web |author=J.C. Kerbis Peterhans |author2=M.H. Huhndorf |author3=A.J. Plumptre |author4=R. Hutterer |author5=P. Kaleme |author6=B. Ndara |date=2013 |title=Mammals, other than bats, from the Misotshi-Kabogo highlands (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo), with the description of two new species (Mammalia: Soricidae) |website=Field Museum |url=https://africanbirds.fieldmuseum.org/sites/africanbirds.fieldmuseum.org/files/JCKP_2013_Kabogo_mammals_new%20shrews.pdf}}
Distribution and habitat
It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is restricted to a small portion of the Albertine Rift on the western shore of Lake Tanganyika. It is restricted to the Misotshi-Kabogo highlands, an isolated region of montane forest south of the Itombwe Mountains. The only known specimen was found along a creek in a primary forest.
Description
Status
Although classified as Data Deficient due to lack of studies, it is likely threatened by deforestation for agricultural expansion, mining concessions, as well as an increase in local population from migration by refugees from the Kivu conflict, which may impact the ecosystem.
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Category:Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo