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Ruwenzori Otter Shrew
Ruwenzorii-otter-shrew
Information
Range Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Afrosoricida
Family Tenrecidae
Genus Micropotamogale
Species Micropotamogale ruwenzorii
Conservation Status
NTSpecies
Near Threatened

The Ruwenzori otter shrew (Micropotamogale ruwenzorii), is a species of dwarf otter shrew in the Tenrecidae family. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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