Surdisorex norae

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	EULIPOTYPHLA	SORICIDAE

Scientific Name:

Surdisorex norae

Species Authority:

Thomas, 1906

Common Name/s:

English

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Aberdare Mole Shrew, Aberdare Shrew

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s

Oguge, N. & Hutterer, R.

Evaluator/s:

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

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

History:

2004	–	Vulnerable (IUCN 2004)
1996	–	Vulnerable (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to the east side of the Aberdare Mountain Range in central Kenya. The type locality is Nyeri, with two more localities known. The distribution of this species probably follows the top of this mountain range. Field surveys undertaken on Mount Kenya have not recorded this species. It occurs at elevations of around 2,800 to 3,300 m asl.
Countries:	Native: Kenya
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	There is little information available on the population abundance of this species.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species inhabits dense montane grassland above the treeline.
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:	The species is present within the Aberdare National Park. Additional studies are needed into the distribution, natural history and possible threats to this species.

Conservation Actions:

The species is present within the Aberdare National Park. Additional studies are needed into the distribution, natural history and possible threats to this species.

Citation:	Oguge, N. & Hutterer, R. 2008. Surdisorex norae. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 02 December 2008.
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