Kirukanjia wa Afrika

Kirukanjia wa Afrika
Kirukanjia-kipanya misitu (Myosorex varius)
Uainishaji wa kisayansi
Himaya: Animalia (Wanyama) Faila: Chordata (Wanyama wenye ugwe wa neva mgongoni) Ngeli: Mamalia (Wanyama wenye viwele wanaonyonyesha wadogo wao) Oda: Soricomorpha (Wanyama kama virukanjia) Familia: Soricidae (Virukanjia) G. Fischer, 1817 Nusufamilia: Myosoricinae (Virukanjia wa Afrika) Kretzoi, 1965
Ngazi za chini
Jenasi 3: Congosorex Heim de Balsac & Lamotte, 1956 C. phillipsorum Stanley, Rogers & Hutterer, 2005 C. polli (Heim de Balsac & Lamotte, 1956) C. verheyeni Hutterer, Barrière & Colyn, 2002 Myosorex Gray, 1838 M. babaulti Heim de Balsac & Lamotte, 1956 M. blarina Thomas, 1906 M. bururiensis Kerbis Peterhans et al., 2010 M. cafer (Sundevall, 1846) M. eisentrauti Heim de Balsac, 1968 M. geata (Allen & Loveridge, 1927) M. gnoskei Kerbis Peterhans et al., 2011 M. jejei Kerbis Peterhans et al., 2010 M. kabogoensis Kerbis Peterhans et al., 2013 M. kihaulei Stanley & Hutterer, 2000 M. longicaudatus Meester & Dippenaar, 1978 M. meesteri Taylor et al., 2013 M. okuensis Heim de Balsac, 1968 M. rumpii Heim de Balsac, 1986 M. schalleri Heim de Balsac, 1966 M. sclateri Thomas & Schwann, 1905 M. tenuis Thomas & Schwann, 1905 M. varius (Smuts, 1832) M. zinki Heim de Balsac & Lamotte, 1956 Surdisorex Thomas, 1906 S. norae Thomas, 1906 S. polulus Hollister, 1916 S. schlitteri Kerbis Peterhans et al., 2009

Virukanjia wa Afrika ni wanyama wadogo wa nusufamilia Myosoricinae katika familia Soricidae wanaofanana na vipanya, lakini virukanjia si wagugunaji (oda Rodentia). Spishi hizi zinatokea Afrika kusini kwa Sahara tu lakini hawa si spishi pekee za Afrika. Kuna spishi nyingi nyingine za virukanjia katika Afrika walio wanafamilia wa nusufamilia Crocidurinae (virukanjia meno-meupe). Hula wadudu na nyungunyungu hasa lakini mbegu na makokwa pia. Meno yao yamechongoka yenye ncha kali. Rangi yao ni nyeusi, kijivu au kahawia.

Spishi

• Congosorex phillipsorum, Kirukanjia-Kongo wa Phillips (Phillips's Shrew)
• Congosorex polli, Kirukanjia-Kongo Mkubwa (Greater Congo Shrew)
• Congosorex verheyeni, Kirukanjia-Kongo Mdogo (Lesser Congo Shrew)
• Myosorex babaulti, Kirukanjia-kipanya wa Babault (Babault's Mouse Shrew)
• Myosorex blarina, Kirukanjia-kipanya Milima (Montane Mouse Shrew)
• Myosorex bururiensis, Kirukanjia-kipanya wa Bururi (Bururi forest shrew)
• Myosorex cafer, Kirukanjia-kipanya Miguu-myeusi (Dark-footed Mouse Shrew)
• Myosorex eisentrauti, Kirukanjia-kipanya wa Eisentraut (Eisentraut's Mouse Shrew)
• Myosorex geata, Kirujanjia-kipanya wa Geata (Geata Mouse Shrew)
• Myosorex gnoskei, Kirukanjia-kipanya Nyika (Nyika Mouse Shrew)
• Myosorex jejei, Kirukanjia-kipanya wa Kahuzi (Kahuzi swamp shrew)
• Myosorex kabogoensis, Kirukanjia-kipanya wa Kabogo (Kabogo mouse shrew)
• Myosorex kihaulei, Kirukanjia-kipanya wa Kihaule (Kihaule's Mouse Shrew)
• Myosorex longicaudatus, Kirukanjia-kipanya Mkia-mrefu (Long-tailed Forest Shrew)
• Myosorex meesteri, Kirukanjia-kipanya wa Meester (Meester's forest shrew)
• Myosorex okuensis, Kirukanjia-kipanya wa Oku (Oku Mouse Shrew)
• Myosorex rumpii, Kirukanjia-kipanya wa Rumpi (Rumpi Mouse Shrew)
• Myosorex schalleri, Kirukanjia-kipanya wa Schaller (Schaller's Mouse Shrew)
• Myosorex sclateri, Kirukanjia-kipanya wa Sclater (Sclater's Mouse Shrew)
• Myosorex tenuis, Kirukanjia-kipanya Mwembamba (Thin Mouse Shrew)
• Myosorex varius, Kirukanjia-kipanya Misitu (Forest Shrew)
• Myosorex zinki, Kirukanjia-kipanya wa Kilima Njaro (Kilimanjaro Mouse Shrew)
• Surdisorex norae, Kirukanjia-fuko wa Aberdare (Aberdare mole shrew)
• Surdisorex polulus, Kirukanjia-fuko wa Mlima Kenya (Mt. Kenya mole shrew)
• Surdisorex schlitteri, Kirukanjia-fuko wa Mlima Elgon (Mt. Elgon mole shrew)