Biology:Lesser forest shrew

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Short description: Species of mammal

Lesser forest shrew
Sylvisorex oriundus Hollister, female adult.jpg
Adult female
Scientific classification edit
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 area.png
Lesser forest shrew range

The lesser forest shrew (Sylvisorex oriundus) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae[2] endemic to northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where its type locality is at Medje. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

References

  1. Hutterer, R. 2004. "Sylvisorex oriundus". 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
  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.

Wikidata ☰ Q1764655 entry