Sylvisorex konganensis
J. C. Ray & Hutterer, 1996
Kongana 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
Ray, J.C. and Hutterer, R. 1996. Structure of a shrew community in the Central African Republic based on the analysis of carnivore scats, with the description of a new Sylvisorex (Mammalia: Soricidae). Ecotropica 1:85-97.
Authority publication link
https://programs.wcs.org/library/doi/ctl/view/mid/33065/pubid/DMX2846200000.aspxOriginal name as described
Sylvisorex konganensis
Other common names
Kongana Shrew
Type material
USNM:MAMM:580655
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/307670a74-e837-40e8-b4ac-f71be945f2c4Type locality
"unlogged mixed species forest near Kongana Camp (02°47'N, 16°25'E), Dzanga-Sangha Forest Reserve, SW Central African Republican."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Central African Republic · Republic of the Congo · Gabon
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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