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.[1]

Rain forest shrew
Scientific classification Edit this 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.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Sylvisorex pluvialis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T45049A115202001. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T45049A22291176.en.
  2. ^ 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.