Ruwenzori shrew

{{short description|Species of mammal}}

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| name = Ruwenzori shrew

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| status = VU

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = Kerbis Peterhans, J. (2016). “Ruwenzorisorex suncoides (errata version published in 2017)”. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T19790A115153189. {{doi|10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19790A22290635.en}}. Accessed on 16 October 2022.

| genus = Ruwenzorisorex

| parent_authority = Hutterer, 1986

| species = suncoides

| authority = (Osgood, 1936)

| synonyms = Sylvisorex suncoides

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| range_map = Ruwenzori Shrew area.png

| range_map_caption = Ruwenzori shrew range

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The Ruwenzori shrew (Ruwenzorisorex suncoides) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is the only species within the genus Ruwenzorisorex.{{MSW3 Hutterer | heading = Order Soricomorpha | pages = 220–311 | id = 13700260 }} It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. It is semiaquatic, living along streams in tropical cloud forest.

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Category:White-toothed shrews

Category:Mammals described in 1936

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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