Myosorex gnoskei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Eulipotyphla

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 Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Cladus: Boreosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Eulipotyphla

Familia: Soricidae
Subfamilia: Myosoricinae
Genus: Myosorex
Species: Myosorex gnoskei

Name

Myosorex gnoskei Kerbis Peterhans, Hutterer, Kaliba & Mazibuko, 2008: 23

• Holotype: FMNH 191568, adult ♀, body in alcohol with skull removed, collected by L. Mazibuko and N. Gawami on 30 June 2004.
• Type locality: “200 m north of the Chilinda Guest House within Nyika National Park, Malawi (10°34'37"S, 33°48'30"E, 2285 m)”.

References

Primary references

• Kerbis Peterhans, J.C., Hutterer, R., Kaliba, P. & Mazibuko, L. 2008. First record of Myosorex (Mammalia: Soricidae) from Malawi with description as a new species, Myosorex gnoskei. Journal of East African Natural History 97(1): 19–32. DOI: 10.2982/0012-8317(2008)97[19:FROMMS]2.0.CO;2 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Nyika Mouse Shrew