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Lesser forest shrew

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Lesser forest shrew
Adult female
Scientific classificationEdit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Sylvisorex
Species:
S. oriundus
Binomial name
Sylvisorex oriundus
Hollister, 1916
Lesser forest shrew range

Thelesser forest shrew(Sylvisorex oriundus) is a species ofmammalin the familySoricidae[2]endemicto northeasternDemocratic Republic of the Congo,where itstype localityis atMedje.Its natural habitat issubtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

References[edit]

  1. ^Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]."Sylvisorex oriundus".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2016:e.T21222A115161223.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T21222A22291447.en.Retrieved6 July2024.
  2. ^Wilson, Don E.; Reeder, DeeAnn M. (eds.). 2005."Sylvisorex oriundus".Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference(3rd ed). Johns Hopkins University Press.