The Cameroonian forest shrew (Sylvisorex camerunensis) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in the Montane forests of Western Cameroon around Mount Oku and Lake Manengouba, and in Southeastern Nigeria in the Gotel Mountains or Adamawa Plateau.[1]
Cameroonian forest shrew | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Sylvisorex |
Species: | S. camerunensis
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Binomial name | |
Sylvisorex camerunensis Heim de Balsac, 1968
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Cameroonian forest shrew range |
The Type locality of the species is Lake Manengouba in Cameroon at 1,800 m (5,900 ft) elevation.[2]
References
edit- ^ Kennerley, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Sylvisorex camerunensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T45051A115202124. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T45051A22290959.en. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Wilson, Don E.; Reeder, DeeAnn M. (eds.). 2005. Sylvisorex camerunensis Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed). Johns Hopkins University Press