Lesser Congo shrew

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Lesser Congo shrew
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Congosorex
Species:
C. verheyeni
Binomial name
Congosorex verheyeni
Hutterer, Barriere & Colyn, 2002
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Lesser Congo Shrew range

The lesser Congo shrew (Congosorex verheyeni) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

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References

  1. Hutterer, R. (2017). "Congosorex verheyeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T44935A22290312. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T44935A22290312.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.