Grant's forest shrew (''Sylvisorex granti'') is a species of
mammal in the family
Soricidae found in the mountain forests of central
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Kenya
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Rwanda,
Tanzania
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Uganda
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. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist
montane forest
Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial ...
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The
type locality of the species is Mubuku Valley in Uganda at elevation.
[Wilson, Don E.; Reeder, DeeAnn M. (eds.). 2005]
''Sylvisorex granti''
''Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference'' (3rd ed). Johns Hopkins University Press.
Subspecies
The identified subspecies are:
*''S. g. granti'', Thomas, 1907
*''S. g. mundus'', Osgood, 1910.
References
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Sylvisorex
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Mammals described in 1907
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
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