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Forest Shrews
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.
The genus contains these species:
15 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 15 known species
Bioko Forest Shrew
speciesSylvisorex isabellae
Howell's Forest Shrew
speciesSylvisorex howelli
Grant's Forest Shrew
speciesSylvisorex granti
Johnston's Forest Shrew
speciesSylvisorex johnstoni
Lesser Forest Shrew
speciesSylvisorex oriundus
Rain Forest Shrew
speciesSylvisorex pluvialis
arrogant shrew
speciesSylvisorex morio
Dudu Akaibe’s Pygmy Shrew
speciesSylvisorex akaibei
Bamenda Pygmy Shrew
speciesSylvisorex silvanorum
Kongana Shrew
speciesSylvisorex konganensis
crescent shrew
speciesSylvisorex lunaris
Volcano Shrew
speciesSylvisorex vulcanorum
Cameroonian Forest Shrew
speciesSylvisorex camerunensis
forest muskshrew
speciesSylvisorex ollula
Corbet's Forest Shrew
speciesSylvisorex corbeti
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 46540.