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| image = The Congo Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1919) (20057971114).jpg |
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| color = pink |
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| image_caption = [[Lesser forest shrew]] (''Sylvisorex oriundus'') (lower image) |
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| name = Sylvisorex |
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| taxon = Sylvisorex |
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| authority = [[Oldfield Thomas|Thomas]], 1904 |
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| regnum = [[Animalia]] |
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| type_species = ''[[Sylvisorex morio|Crocidura morio]]'' |
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| phylum = [[Chordata]] |
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| classis = [[Mammalia]] |
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| ordo = [[Soricomorpha]] |
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| familia = [[Soricidae]] |
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| genus = '''''Sylvisorex''''' |
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'''''Sylvisorex''''' is a genus of [[mammal]] in the [[Soricidae]] family. |
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The '''forest shrews''' are the members of the [[genus]] '''''Sylvisorex'''''. They are [[mammal]]s in the family [[Soricidae]]<ref>{{MSW3|id=13700287}}</ref> and are found only in [[Africa]]. The genus name comes from the Latin world "silva" which means "forest" and "sorex", which means "shrew-mouse". This reflects the nature of these shrews, which prefer forest habitats. All shrews are carnivorous, and eat continually to satisfy their high metabolic rate.<ref>Mukinzi, I.; Hutterer, R. & Barriere, P. 2009. A new species of ''Sylvisorex'' (Mammalia: Soricidae) from lowland forests north of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo. ''Mammalia'' 73 (2): 130–134.</ref> |
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* ''[[Sylvisorex camerunensis]]'' |
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* [[Akaibe's forest shrew]], ''Sylvisorex akaibei'' |
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* [[Cameroonian forest shrew]], ''Sylvisorex cameruniensis'' |
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* ''[[Sylvisorex konganensis]]'' |
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* [[Grant's forest shrew]], ''Sylvisorex granti'' |
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* [[Howell's forest shrew]], ''Sylvisorex howelli'' |
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* [[Bioko forest shrew]], ''Sylvisorex isabellae'' |
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* [[Johnston's forest shrew]], ''Sylvisorex johnstoni'' |
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* [[Kongana shrew]], ''Sylvisorex konganensis'' |
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* [[Moon forest shrew]], ''Sylvisorex lunaris'' |
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* ''[[Sylvisorex pluvialis]]'' |
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* [[Mount Cameroon forest shrew]], ''Sylvisorex morio'' |
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* [[Greater forest shrew]], ''Sylvisorex ollula'' |
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* [[Lesser forest shrew]], ''Sylvisorex oriundus'' |
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* [[Rain forest shrew]], ''Sylvisorex pluvialis'' |
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* [[Bamenda forest shrew]], ''Sylvisorex silvanorum'' |
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==References== |
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{{Eulipotyphla|C2.}} |
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[[Category:Mammal genera]] |
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[[Category:Mammals of Africa| ]] |
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[[Category:Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas]] |
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Latest revision as of 04:53, 10 December 2023
Sylvisorex | |
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Lesser forest shrew (Sylvisorex oriundus) (lower image) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Soricidae |
Subfamily: | Crocidurinae |
Genus: | Sylvisorex Thomas, 1904 |
Type species | |
Crocidura morio |
The forest shrews are the members of the genus Sylvisorex. They are mammals in the family Soricidae[1] and are found only in Africa. The genus name comes from the Latin world "silva" which means "forest" and "sorex", which means "shrew-mouse". This reflects the nature of these shrews, which prefer forest habitats. All shrews are carnivorous, and eat continually to satisfy their high metabolic rate.[2]
The genus contains these species:
- Akaibe's forest shrew, Sylvisorex akaibei
- Cameroonian forest shrew, Sylvisorex cameruniensis
- Corbet's forest shrew, Sylvisorex corbeti
- Grant's forest shrew, Sylvisorex granti
- Howell's forest shrew, Sylvisorex howelli
- Bioko forest shrew, Sylvisorex isabellae
- Johnston's forest shrew, Sylvisorex johnstoni
- Kongana shrew, Sylvisorex konganensis
- Moon forest shrew, Sylvisorex lunaris
- Mount Cameroon forest shrew, Sylvisorex morio
- Greater forest shrew, Sylvisorex ollula
- Lesser forest shrew, Sylvisorex oriundus
- Rain forest shrew, Sylvisorex pluvialis
- Bamenda forest shrew, Sylvisorex silvanorum
- Volcano shrew, Sylvisorex vulcanorum
References
[edit]- ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Mukinzi, I.; Hutterer, R. & Barriere, P. 2009. A new species of Sylvisorex (Mammalia: Soricidae) from lowland forests north of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo. Mammalia 73 (2): 130–134.