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Sylvisorex
The forest shrews are the members of the genus ''Sylvisorex''. They are mammals in the family Soricidae 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.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. 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'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corbet's Forest Shrew
The Corbet's forest shrew (''Sylvisorex corbeti'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is known from a single specimen found in the Mambilla Plateau in Nigeria; its range likely extends into neighboring Cameroon. The specimen was found in a forest swamp, at an elevation of . Taxonomy It was described in 2009 by Rainer Hutterer and Christian Montermann from specimens gathered by G. Nikolaus in 1988, which was previously identified as '' Sylvisorex ollula''. It was named for Gordon Corbet, mammal curator of the London Natural History Museum. Description ''S. corbeti'' is the largest species in the genus ''Sylvisorex''. The head and body of the holotype specimen, an adult female, is long, with a tail. It weighs . It has dark brown fur, with round ears and unusually long hind feet. Hutterer and Montermann described it as having "a unique combination of characters of a terrestrial forest shrew (large body, tail of medium length, ear conch of moderate size) with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesser Forest Shrew
The lesser forest shrew (''Sylvisorex oriundus'') is a species of mammal in the family SoricidaeWilson, 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. 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 Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests (TSMF), also known as tropical moist forest, is a subtropical and tropical forest habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Description TSMF is generally found in large .... References Sylvisorex Mammals described in 1916 Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Northeastern Congolian lowland forests {{whitetoothed-shrew-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bamenda Pygmy Shrew
The Bamenda pygmy shrew (''Sylvisorex silvanorum'') is a terrestrial species of shrew described by Hutterer, Riegert and Sedláček in 2009. It was first discovered during a Museum Koenig expedition to the Bamenda Highlands of Cameroon in 1974, but was not recorded again until 2001, when partial skull remnants were located in the pellets of the endemic African grass owl. Description A relatively small species, the Bamenda pygmy shrew measures 5.2 centimetres in body length, with a tail length of around 4.4 centimetres. The shrew is primarily dark brown in colour, with a slightly lighter patch on the stomach. The species is distinguishable from other endemic varieties due to its comparatively reduced proportions and diminutive cranial size. It is possible that the shrew is sister taxa In phylogenetics, a sister group or sister taxon, also called an adelphotaxon, comprises the closest relative(s) of another given unit in an evolutionary tree. Definition The expression is mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volcano Shrew
The volcano shrew (''Sylvisorex vulcanorum'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae found in the high-altitude rainforest of Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures lapse rate, fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is ...s and swamps. Its type locality is at Karisoke in Rwanda.Wilson, Don E.; Reeder, DeeAnn M. (eds.). 2005.''Sylvisorex vulcanorum'' ''Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference'' (3rd ed). Johns Hopkins University Press References Sylvisorex Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Mammals described in 1985 {{whitetoothed-shrew-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akaibe's Forest Shrew
The Dudu Akaibe's pygmy shrew (''Sylvisorex akaibei'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t .... References Sylvisorex Mammals described in 2009 {{whitetoothed-shrew-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameroonian Forest Shrew
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 The Adamawa Plateau () is a plateau region in west-central Africa stretching from south-eastern Nigeria through north-central Cameroon ( Adamawa and North Provinces) to the Central African Republic. The part of the plateau that lies in Nigeria i .... The Type locality of the species is Lake Manengouba in Cameroon at elevation.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 References Sylvisorex Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Mammals described in 1968 Taxa named by Henri Heim de Balsac {{whitetoothed-shrew-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant's Forest Shrew
Grant's forest shrew (''Sylvisorex granti'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae found in the mountain forests of central Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures lapse rate, fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is ...s. The type locality of the species is Mubuku Valley in Uganda at elevation.Wilson, Don E.; Reeder, DeeAnn M. (eds.). 2005''Sylvisorex granti'' ''Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference'' (3rd ed). Johns Hopkins University Press. Subspecies The identified subspecies are: *''S. g. granti'', Thomas, 1907 *''S. g. mundus'', Osgood, 1910. References * Sylvisorex Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Mammals described in 1907 Tax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kongana Shrew
The Kongana shrew (''Sylvisorex konganensis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae endemic to Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to Central African Republic–Chad border, the north, Sudan to Central African Republic–Sudan border, the northeast, South Sudan to Central .... Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. References Sylvisorex Endemic fauna of the Central African Republic Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Mammals described in 1996 {{whitetoothed-shrew-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rain Forest Shrew
The rain forest shrew (''Sylvisorex pluvialis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is known only from its type locality, and from Kongana, Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to Central African Republic–Chad border, the north, Sudan to Central African Republic–Sudan border, the northeast, South Sudan to Central .... The Type locality of the species is the Ikenge Research Station in Cameroon at elevation. References Sylvisorex Mammals of Cameroon Endemic fauna of Cameroon Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Mammals described in 1996 {{Whitetoothed-shrew-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Forest Shrew
The greater forest shrew (''Sylvisorex ollula'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests (TSMF), also known as tropical moist forest, is a subtropical and tropical forest habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Description TSMF is generally found in large .... References Sylvisorex Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Mammals described in 1913 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas {{whitetoothed-shrew-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Cameroon Forest Shrew
The Mount Cameroon forest shrew or arrogant shrew, (''Sylvisorex morio'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures lapse rate, fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is ...s. References Sylvisorex Mammals of Cameroon Endemic fauna of Cameroon Mammals described in 1862 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{whitetoothed-shrew-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |