Sylvisorex silvanorum
Hutterer, Riegert, & Sedláček, 2009
Bamenda Forest Shrew
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Eulipotyphla |
| Suborder | : Erinaceota |
| Family | : Soricidae |
| Subfamily | : Crocidurinae |
| Genus | : Sylvisorex |
Species status
Authority citation
Hutterer, R., Riegert, J. and Sedláček, O. 2009. A tiny new species of Sylvisorex (Mammalia: Soricidae) from the Bamenda Highlands, Cameroon. Bonner zoologische Beiträge 56(3):151-157.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44801881Original name as described
Sylvisorex silvanorum
Other common names
Bamenda Pygmy Shrew
Type material
ZFMK:Mamm:1974.430
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"near Lake Bambili, Mt. Lefo, Bafut Ngemba F. R. (5° 55' N, 10° 14' E), 1800–1900 m a.s.l., Bamenda Highlands, North West Province, Cameroon."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Cameroon
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Hutterer, R., Riegert, J., & Sedlácek, O. (2009). A tiny new species of Sylvisorex (Mammalia: Soricidae) from the Bamenda Highlands, Cameroon. Bonner zoologische Beiträge, 56(3), 151-157.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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