Sylvisorex vulcanorum
Hutterer & W. N. Verheyen, 1985
Volcano 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
Hutterer, R. and Verheyen, W.N. 1985. A new species of shrew, genus Sylvisorex, from Rwanda and Zaire (Insectivora: Soricidae). Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 50:266-271.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45510929Original name as described
Sylvisorex vulcanorum
Other common names
Volcano Shrew
Type material
RMCA 1987.012-M-0001
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Karisoke (0°28'S, 29°29'E, 3100 m), Parc National des Volcans, Rwanda.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Rwanda · Burundi
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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