Sylvisorex granti

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:

Sylvisorex granti

Species Authority:

Thomas, 1907

Common Name/s:

English

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Grant's Forest Shrew, Grant's Shrew

Taxonomic Notes:

The Albertine Rift and Eastern Arc populations possibly represent similar but distinct species. Further studies are needed to clarify the taxonomic status of populations currently allocated to this species.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Kerbis Peterhans, J. & Hutterer, R.

Reviewer/s:

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

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, it occurs in a number of protected areas, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category. Additional taxonomic studies might reveal this taxon to be comprised of more than one species for which a review of the Red List assessment will be necessary.

History:

2004	–	Least Concern
1996	–	Lower Risk/least concern (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is generally distributed in the afromontane regions of Central Africa and East Africa, including the Albertine Rift and the Kenyan and Tanzanian Highlands. It has been recorded from eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda (including the Ruwenzori Mountains found in these two countries), Rwanda, Kenya (including Mount Elgon) and Tanzania (including Mount Kilimanjaro). It is found up to 4,000 m asl.
Countries:	Native: Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Kenya; Rwanda; Tanzania, United Republic of; Uganda
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Population [top]

Population:	This is a relatively common species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is found in a variety on montane habitats including tropical moist forest, areas of bamboo, and alpine regions.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There appear to be no major threats to this species as a whole. It is likely to be locally threatened at lower elevations through ongoing general deforestation.

Major Threat(s):

There appear to be no major threats to this species as a whole. It is likely to be locally threatened at lower elevations through ongoing general deforestation.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species is present within several protecte areas. Additional studies are needed into the taxonomic status of the various populations.

Conservation Actions:

This species is present within several protecte areas. Additional studies are needed into the taxonomic status of the various populations.

Citation:	Kerbis Peterhans, J. & Hutterer, R. 2008. Sylvisorex granti. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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