Myosorex tenuis

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Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Eulipotyphla	Soricidae

Scientific Name:

Myosorex tenuis Thomas & Schwann, 1905

Common Name(s):

English

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Thin Mouse Shrew

Taxonomic Notes:

We follow Hutterer (2005) in regarding Myosorex tenuis as distinct from M. cafer.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Date Assessed:	2008-06-30
Assessor(s):	Baxter, R. & Hutterer, R.
Reviewer(s):	Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Cox, N. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Justification: Listed as Data Deficient in view of continuing uncertainty as to its taxonomic status, extent of occurrence, natural history, threats and conservation status.
Previously published Red List assessments:	2004 – Data Deficient (DD) Download assessment 1996 – Vulnerable (VU) Download assessment

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:

Myosorex tenuis is known from Transvaal, South Africa, and is possibly present in western Mozambique.

Countries occurrence:

Native:

South Africa

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Population [top]

Population:

The abundance and population size of this species are not known.

Current Population Trend:

Unknown

Additional data:

♦ Population severely fragmented:	No

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	There is no information on the habitat and ecology of M. tenuis.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The threats to this species are not known.

Major Threat(s):

The threats to this species are not known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no direct conservation measures in place for this species. It is not known if the species is present within any protected areas. Additional studies are needed into the taxonomy, distribution, abundance, general ecology and threats to this little-known species.

Conservation Actions:

There are no direct conservation measures in place for this species. It is not known if the species is present within any protected areas. Additional studies are needed into the taxonomy, distribution, abundance, general ecology and threats to this little-known species.

Citation:	Baxter, R. & Hutterer, R. 2008. Myosorex tenuis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T14115A4393755. . Downloaded on 25 September 2017.
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