Hero shrew: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the hero shrew lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Scutisorex somereni
Group	Hedgehogs, shrews & moles
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Eulipotyphla
Family	Soricidae

Where does the hero shrew live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the hero shrew in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Uganda

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the hero shrew endangered?

The hero shrew’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the hero shrew?

The hero shrew (Scutisorex somereni) is a mammal in the order Eulipotyphla and the family Soricidae, genus Scutisorex. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the hero shrew

The hero shrew (Scutisorex somereni), also known as the armored shrew, is a large shrew native to the Congo Basin of Africa. Its features are typical of a white-toothed shrew − short legs, slender snout, dense fur − except for a highly unusual spinal column. It has corrugated interlocking vertebrae that are unique among mammals except for its sister species, Thor's hero shrew. This unique adaptation allows the animal to bear a huge amount of weight on its back − 72 kg (159 lb) according to an expedition team.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hero shrew (revision 1324850568), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q596208 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).