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Micropotamogale ruwenzorii

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Afrosoricida
Familia: Tenrecidae
Subfamilia: Potamogalinae
Genus: Micropotamogale
Species: Micropotamogale ruwenzorii

Name

Micropotamogale ruwenzorii (de Witte & Frechkop, 1955)

Type locality: "Rivière Talya, à Mutsora (station du Parc National Albert), contreforts occidentaux du massif Ruwenzori, altitudes 1100 – 1200 m." [Mutsora, Talya River, W slopes of Mt. Ruwenzori, Dem. Rep. Congo].

References

* Bull. Inst. r. Sci. nat. Belg., 31(84): 9.
* Micropotamogale ruwenzorii on Mammal Species of the World.
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* IUCN link: Micropotamogale ruwenzorii de Witte & Frechkop, 1955 (Near Threatened)
* Micropotamogale ruwenzorii de Witte & Frechkop, 1955 Report on ITIS


Vernacular names
English: Ruwenzori Otter Shrew
Polski: Wodnica ruwenzorska

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