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.
| Rain forest shrew | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Sylvisorex |
| Species: | S. pluvialis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sylvisorex pluvialis Hutterer & Schlitter, 1996 | |
| Rain forest shrew range | |
The Type locality of the species is the Ikenge Research Station in Cameroon at 160 m (520 ft) elevation.
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