Lesser forest shrew

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

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References

  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 . Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  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.