Mount Kenya mole shrew

The Mount Kenya mole shrew (Surdisorex polulus) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae endemic to Mount Kenya in Kenya. Its natural habitat is tropical high-elevation bamboo and grassland,^[1] particularly the bamboo-belt of Mount Kenya and the adjacent heath and grassland.^[2]

Mount Kenya mole shrew
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Soricidae
Genus:	Surdisorex
Species:	S. polulus
Binomial name
Surdisorex polulus Hollister, 1916
Mount Kenya mole shrew range

The Mt. Kenya mole shrew is listed as vulnerable because it is known to only be found in a single location in highlands of Mount Kenya, though a closely related species, the Aberdare Mole Shrew, can be found on the nearby Aberdare range.^[3] The habitat of the species is dense montane grassland.^[1]