Sylvisorex johnstoni
(Dobson, 1888)
Johnston'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
Dobson, G.E. 1888-04. On the genus Myosorex, with description of a new species from the Rio del Rey (Cameroons) District. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1887(4):575-578.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28700530Original name as described
Myosorex johnstoni
Other common names
Johnston's Shrew · Johnston's Pygmy Shrew · Pygmy Forest Shrew
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1887.11.26.1
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Rio del Rey, Cameroon.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Cameroon · Central African Republic · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Rwanda · Burundi · Tanzania
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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