Volcano shrew
Species of mammal
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The volcano shrew (Sylvisorex vulcanorum) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae found in the high-altitude rainforest of Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and swamps.[1] Its type locality is at Karisoke in Rwanda.[2]
| Volcano shrew | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Sylvisorex |
| Species: | S. vulcanorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Sylvisorex vulcanorum Hutterer & Verheyan, 1985 | |
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| Volcano shrew range | |
