Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Ordo: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Subordo: Cynodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohort: Theria
Cohort: Eutheria
Cohort: Placentalia
Ordo: Soricomorpha
Familia: Soricidae
Subfamilia: Crocidurinae
Genus: Sylvisorex
Species (16): S. akaibei – S. camerunensis - S.corbeti - S. granti - S. howelli - S. isabellae - S. johnstoni - S. konganensis - S. lunaris - S. megalura - S. morio - S. ollula - S. oriundus - S. pluvialis - S. silvanorum - S. vulcanorum
Name
Sylvisorex Thomas, 1904
References
Hutterer, R.; Montermann, C. 2009: A large new species of Sylvisorex (Mammalia: Soricidae) from Nigeria and the first record of Sylvisorex ollula from the country. Bonner zoologische Beiträge, 56(3): 201–208. PDF
Mukinzi, I.; Hutterer, R.; Barriere, P. 2009: A new species of Sylvisorex (Mammalia: Soricidae) from lowland forests north of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo. Mammalia, 73(2): 130–134. DOI: 10.1515/MAMM.2009.031
Links
Sylvisorex in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Vernacular names
magyar: Dzsungelcickányok
日本語: モリトガリネズミ属
The forest shrews are the members of the genus Sylvisorex. They are mammals in the family Soricidae and are found only in Africa. The genus name comes from the Latin world "silva" which means "forest" and "sorex", which means "shrew-mouse". This reflects the nature of these shrews, which prefer forest habitats. All shrews are carnivorous, and eat continually to satisfy their high metabolic rate.[1]
The genus contains these species:
Akaibe's forest shrew, Sylvisorex akaibei
Cameroonian forest shrew, Sylvisorex cameruniensis
Corbet's forest shrew, Sylvisorex corbeti
Grant's forest shrew, Sylvisorex granti
Howell's forest shrew, Sylvisorex howelli
Bioko forest shrew, Sylvisorex isabellae
Johnston's forest shrew, Sylvisorex johnstoni
Kongana shrew, Sylvisorex konganensis
Moon forest shrew, Sylvisorex lunaris
Mount Cameroon forest shrew, Sylvisorex morio
Greater forest shrew, Sylvisorex ollula
Lesser forest shrew, Sylvisorex oriundus
Rain forest shrew, Sylvisorex pluvialis
Bamenda forest shrew, Sylvisorex silvanorum
Volcano shrew, Sylvisorex vulcanorum
References
Mukinzi, I.; Hutterer, R. & Barriere, P. 2009. A new species of Sylvisorex (Mammalia: Soricidae) from lowland forests north of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo. Mammalia 73 (2): 130–134.
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