Munissi's shrew (''Crocidura munissii'') is a species of

mammal Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur or ...

in the family Soricidae. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...

. It is known only from

Rubeho Rubeho is a town, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and ward in Gairo District in the Morogoro Region of Tanzania, East Africa. As of 2002, the population of the ward was 17,020. Prior to 2012, Rubeho was administered by Kilo ...

, Udzungwa, Ukaguru and Uluguru mountains. It inhabits

montane forests 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 f ...

. It has a snout-to-vent length of 75–106 mm, a tail of 66–95 mm and a weight of 9.5–19.5 g, with dark brown fur. This species was named after Tanzanian mammalogist Maiko J. Munissi, in honor of his study of montane mammals of Tanzania.

References

Crocidura Endemic fauna of Tanzania Mammals of Tanzania Mammals described in 2015 {{Taxonbar, from=Q27902017