Myosorex tenuis Thomas and Schwann 1905

Myosorex tenuis Thomas and Schwann 1905, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1905: 131-132.

Type Locality: South Africa, Mpumalanga Prov., near Wakkerstroom, Zuurbron.

Vernacular Names: Thin Mouse Shrew.

Distribution: Mpumalanga Prov. (South Africa) and possibly W Mozambique.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Provisionally regarded as a distinct species by Wolhuter (in Smithers, 1983:3) because of sympatry with cafer and a different karyotype (2n = 40). Meester et al. (1986) included tenuis in cafer .