Species Myosorex varius (Smuts, 1832) (Forest shrew)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Soricomorpha
  • ---- family: Soricidae
  • ----- species: Myosorex varius
Characteristics:insectivore; length: 12 cm, tail-length: 4 cm; dark brown coloured fur, paler underparts; long mobile snout; small eyes;
Countries:
ZA
South Africa
Ecoregions:

AT0116
KwaZulu-Cape coastal forest mosaic
AT0709
Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands
AT0717
Southern Africa bushveld
AT1004
Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests
AT1009
Highveld grasslands
AT1012
Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets
AT1201
Albany thickets
AT1202
Lowland fynbos and renosterveld
AT1203
Montane fynbos and renosterveld
AT1314
Nama Karoo
AT1322
Succulent Karoo
Links:
References:Stuart and Stuart 2007: 40
Source: http://media.eol.org/data_objects/27779428
Creator: A. Robers
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution License
Comments: English: Drawing of the forest shrew Myosorex varius

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