| Phillips' Congo shrew | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Congosorex |
| Species: | C. phillipsorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Congosorex phillipsorum Stanley, Rogers & Hutterer, 2005 [2] | |
The Phillips' Congo shrew (Congosorex polli) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. [2] It is endemic to Tanzania. [1]
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