Surdisorex polulus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	EULIPOTYPHLA	SORICIDAE

Scientific Name:

Surdisorex polulus

Species Authority:

Hollister, 1916

Common Name/s:

English

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Mt. Kenya Mole Shrew, Mt. Kenya Shrew

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Hutterer, R. & Oguge, N.

Reviewer/s:

Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Cox, N. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Vulnerable because it is known from only a single location (highlands of Mount Kenya), and habitat loss resulting from climate change represents a plausible future threat.

History:

2004	–	Vulnerable
1996	–	Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known only from the type locality of Mount Kenya in Kenya. It was recorded at 3,261 m asl.
Countries:	Native: Kenya
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Population [top]

Population:	It is only known from two or three museum specimens.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species inhabits dense montane grassland.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There appear to be no major threats to the high elevation habitat of this species. It is potentially threatened by climate change.

Major Threat(s):

There appear to be no major threats to the high elevation habitat of this species. It is potentially threatened by climate change.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is found within the Mount Kenya National Park. Additional studies are needed into the distribution, natural history and possible threats to this species.

Conservation Actions:

It is found within the Mount Kenya National Park. Additional studies are needed into the distribution, natural history and possible threats to this species.

Citation:	Hutterer, R. & Oguge, N. 2008. Surdisorex polulus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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