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Cameroonian forest shrew

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Cameroonian forest shrew
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Sylvisorex
Species:
S. camerunensis
Binomial name
Sylvisorex camerunensis
Cameroonian forest shrew range

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.[1]

The Type locality of the species is Lake Manengouba in Cameroon at 1,800 m (5,900 ft) elevation.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Kennerley, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Sylvisorex camerunensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T45051A115202124. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T45051A22290959.en. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  2. ^ 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