Sylvisorex howelli

P. D. Jenkins, 1984

Howell's Forest Shrew

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Eulipotyphla
Suborder : Erinaceota
Family : Soricidae
Subfamily : Crocidurinae
Genus : Sylvisorex

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Jenkins, P.D. 1984. Description of a new species of Sylvisorex (Insectivora: Soricidae) from Tanzania. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Zoology)47(1):65-76.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2281573

Original name as described

Sylvisorex howelli

Other common names

Howell's Shrew · Uluguru Forest Shrew

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1982.874

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cf89e6e9-af26-44ca-b289-24ad6209aaab

Type locality

Morningside, Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Tanzania

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004077

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Sylvisorex howelli

P. D. Jenkins, 1984

Family

Soricidae

Root name

howelli

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1982.874

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cf89e6e9-af26-44ca-b289-24ad6209aaab

Authority page

65

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2281573

Authority publication

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1991:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  2. Hutterer (1993:104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65737)
  3. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  4. Happold & Happold (2013:188) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21216) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:470) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21216) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004077) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21216/22290854) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sylvisorex howelli usambarensis

Hutterer, 1986

Family

Soricidae

Root name

usambarensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 83838

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

23

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44675675

Authority publication

Bonner zoologische Beiträge

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:470) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sylvisorex howelli howelli

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Soricidae

Root name

howelli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:470) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

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