Order Soricomorpha Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 220 311 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Myosorex tenuis Thomas and Schwann 1905 Myosorex tenuis Thomas and Schwann 1905 , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1905: 131-132 . Type Locality: South Africa , Mpumalanga Prov. , near Wakkerstroom, Zuurbron. Vernacular Names: Thin Mouse Shrew . Distribution: Mpumalanga Prov. ( South Africa ) and possibly W Mozambique . Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable. Discussion: Provisionally regarded as a distinct species by Wolhuter (in Smithers, 1983:3 ) because of sympatry with cafer and a different karyotype (2n = 40). Meester et al. (1986) included tenuis in cafer .