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Congosorex

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Soricomorpha
Familia: Soricidae
Subfamilia: Myosoricinae
Genus: Congosorex
Species: C. phillipsorum - C. polli - C. verheyeni

Name

Congosorex (Heim de Balsac & Lamotte, 1956)

References

* Congosorex on Mammal Species of the World.
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder

The Congo shrews are the members of the genus Congosorex. They are mammals in the Soricidae family. The genus contains the following species:

Genus Congosorex

* Phillips's Shrew, Congosorex phillipsorum*
* Greater Congo Shrew, Congosorex polli
* Lesser Congo Shrew, Congosorex verheyeni

*New species.[1]
References

1. ^ W. T. Stanley, M. A. Rogers and R. Hutterer (2005). "A new species of Congosorex from the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania, with significant biogeographical implications". Journal of Zoology 265: 269–280. doi:10.1017/S0952836904006314.

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