Crocidura munissii: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Eulipotyphla
Family
Soricidae
Genus
Crocidura
Species
Crocidura munissii
Scientific Name
Crocidura munissii

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Munissi's shrew

Munissi's shrew (Crocidura munissii) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Tanzania.

It is known only from Rubeho, Udzungwa, Ukaguru and Uluguru mountains. It inhabits montane forests. It has a snout-to-vent length of 75–106 mm (3.0–4.2 in), a tail of 66–95 mm (2.6–3.7 in) and a weight of 9.5–19.5 g (0.34–0.69 oz), with dark brown fur. This species was named after Tanzanian mammalogist Maiko J. Munissi, in honor of his study of montane mammals of Tanzania.

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