Volcano shrew

The volcano shrew (Sylvisorex vulcanorum) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae found in the high-altitude rainforest of Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and swamps.^[1] Its type locality is at Karisoke in Rwanda.^[2]

Volcano shrew
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Soricidae
Genus:	Sylvisorex
Species:	S. vulcanorum
Binomial name
Sylvisorex vulcanorum Hutterer & Verheyan, 1985
Volcano shrew range