Congosorex phillipsorum
Stanley, M. A. Rogers, & Hutterer, 2005
Phillips' Congo Shrew
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Eulipotyphla |
| Suborder | : Erinaceota |
| Family | : Soricidae |
| Subfamily | : Myosoricinae |
| Genus | : Congosorex |
Species status
Authority citation
Stanley, W.T., Rogers, M.A. and Hutterer, R. 2005-03. A new species of Congosorex from the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania, with significant biogeographical implications. Journal of Zoology, London 265(3):269-280.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0952836904006314Original name as described
Congosorex phillipsorum
Type material
FMNH:Mamm:177682
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"9 km E Udekwa, Ndundulu Forest, West Kilombero Scarp Forest Reserve, Udzungwa Mountains, Oringa District, Iringa Region, Tanzania; 7°45.117'S, 36°27.803'E, 1900 m."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Tanzania
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Stanley, W. T., Rogers, M. A., & Hutterer, R. (2005). A new species of Congosorex from the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania, with significant biogeographical implications. Journal of Zoology, 265(3), 269-280.
IUCN Red List status
Critically Endangered
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