Sylvisorex
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Genus of mammals
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| Lesser forest shrew(Sylvisorex oriundus) (lower image) | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Subfamily: | Crocidurinae |
| Genus: | Sylvisorex Thomas,1904 |
| Type species | |
| Crocidura morio | |
Theforest shrewsare the members of thegenusSylvisorex.They aremammalsin the familySoricidae[1]and are found only inAfrica.The genus name comes from the Latin world "silva" which means "forest" and "sorex", which means "shrew-mouse". This reflects the nature of these shrews, which prefer forest habitats. All shrews are carnivorous, and eat continually to satisfy their high metabolic rate.[2]
The genus contains these species:
- Akaibe's forest shrew,Sylvisorex akaibei
- Cameroonian forest shrew,Sylvisorex cameruniensis
- Corbet's forest shrew,Sylvisorex corbeti
- Grant's forest shrew,Sylvisorex granti
- Howell's forest shrew,Sylvisorex howelli
- Bioko forest shrew,Sylvisorex isabellae
- Johnston's forest shrew,Sylvisorex johnstoni
- Kongana shrew,Sylvisorex konganensis
- Moon forest shrew,Sylvisorex lunaris
- Mount Cameroon forest shrew,Sylvisorex morio
- Greater forest shrew,Sylvisorex ollula
- Lesser forest shrew,Sylvisorex oriundus
- Rain forest shrew,Sylvisorex pluvialis
- Bamenda forest shrew,Sylvisorex silvanorum
- Volcano shrew,Sylvisorex vulcanorum
References
[edit]- ^Wilson, D. E.;Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005).Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference(3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press.ISBN978-0-8018-8221-0.OCLC62265494.
- ^Mukinzi, I.; Hutterer, R. & Barriere, P. 2009. A new species ofSylvisorex(Mammalia: Soricidae) from lowland forests north of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo.Mammalia73 (2): 130–134.
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