Taita shrew
{{Short description|Species of mammal}}
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| name = Taita shrew{{MSW3 Hutterer|pages=220–311}}
| status = EN
| status_system =IUCN3.1
| genus = Suncus
| species = aequatorius
| authority = (Heller, 1912)
| range_map = Taita Shrew area.png
| range_map_caption = Habitat of the Taita Shrew in Kenya.
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The Taita shrew (Suncus aequatorius) is an extant species of white-toothed shrew from two localities in the Taita Hills mountain range in the Taita-Taveta District of southwestern Kenya. Given the continuing decline in the quality of this habitat, and the limitations in its range, the IUCN recognises the shrew as an endangered species.
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Further reading
- Aggundey, I. R. and Schlitter, D. A. (1986). Annotated checklist of the mammals of Kenya. II. Insectivora and Macroscelidea. Annals of Carnegie Museum 55: 325-347.
- Heim de Balsac, H. and Meester, J. (1977). Order Insectivora. In: J. Meester and H. W. Setzer (eds), The Mammals of Africa: An Identification Manual, pp. 1–29. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D. C., USA.
- Oguge, N., Hutterer, R. Odhiambo, R. and Verheyen, W. (2004). Diversity and structure of shrew communities in montane forests of southeast Kenya. Mammalian Biology 69: 289-301.
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Category:Endemic fauna of Kenya