Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cohors: Eutheria
Magnordo: Epitheria
Superordo: Afrotheria
Cladus: Afroinsectiphilia
Cladus: Afroinsectivora
Ordo: Afrosoricida
Subordo: Tenrecomorpha
Familia: Potamogalidae
Genus: Micropotamogale
Species:Micropotamogale ruwenzorii
Name
Micropotamogale ruwenzorii (de Witte & Frechkop, 1955)
Holotype: RBINS (G.-F. Witte collection nº 261), ♂, skin and skull, collected by G.-F. de Witte on 9 February 1953.
Type locality: “rivière Talya, à Mutsora. ... Mutsora (station du Parc National Albert), dans la rivière Talya, affluent de la rive droite de la Lume et sous-affluent de la rive droite de la Semliki. Mutsora est située sur le versant ouest du massif montagneux du Ruwenzori, à une altitude de 1.200 m”.
Combinations
Potamogale ruwenzorii de Witte & Frechkop, 1955: 9 [original combination]
References
Primary references
de Witte, G.-F. & Frechkop, S. 1955. Sur une espèce encore inconnue de mammifère africain, Potamogale ruwenzorii sp. n. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique 31(84): 1–11. Reference page.
Links
Stephenson, P.J. 2016. IUCN: Micropotamogale ruwenzorii (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T13394A21287768. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T13394A21287768.en. Accessed on 08 June 2024.
Vernacular names
Ελληνικά: Υδρομυγαλή Ροουβενζόρι
English: Ruwenzori Otter Shrew
polski: Wodnica ruwenzorska
The Ruwenzori otter shrew (Micropotamogale ruwenzorii) is a species of semiaquatic dwarf otter shrew of the family Potamogalidae.[3] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Otter shrews are shrew-like afrotherian mammals found in sub-Saharan Africa. They are most closely related to the tenrecs of Madagascar.[3]
Behavior and habitat
Ruwenzori otter shrews live in the rivers and streams of various biomes, mostly in forests. They also live at various altitudes, ranging from lowland forests just a few hundred meters above sea level to montane forests over 2,000 m (6,600 ft) above sea level.[2] Its prey is primarily small animals, such as fish, crabs, worms, insects, and small frogs. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
References
Bronner, G.N.; Jenkins, P.D. (2005). "Order Afrosoricida". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
Stephenson, P.J. (2016). "Micropotamogale ruwenzorii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13394A21287768. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T13394A21287768.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Everson, K. M.; Soarimalala, V.; Goodman, S. M.; Olson, L. E. (2016). "Multiple Loci and Complete Taxonomic Sampling Resolve the Phylogeny and Biogeographic History of Tenrecs (Mammalia: Tenrecidae) and Reveal Higher Speciation Rates in Madagascar's Humid Forests". Systematic Biology. 65 (5): 890–909. doi:10.1093/sysbio/syw034. PMID 27103169.
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