Bioko forest shrew

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Bioko forest shrew
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Sylvisorex
Species:
S. isabellae
Binomial name
Sylvisorex isabellae
Heim de Balsac, 1968
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Bioko forest shrew range

The Bioko forest shrew or Isabella's shrew (Sylvisorex isabellae) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae found in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and subtropical or tropical high-elevation grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. Kennerley, R. (2019). "Sylvisorex isabellae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T21220A22290742. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T21220A22290742.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.