Rain Forest Shrew
Encyclopedia
The Rain Forest Shrew (Sylvisorex pluvialis) is a species of mammal
in the Soricidae family. It is endemic to Cameroon
. Its natural habitat
is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
s. It is known only from its type locality, and from Kongana, Central African Republic
.
Type Locality: Cameroon, SW Province, Korup N. P., Ikenge Research Station, 160 m [05°16'N, 09°08'E].
Mammal
Mammals are members of a class of air-breathing vertebrate animals characterised by the possession of endothermy, hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands functional in mothers with young...
in the Soricidae family. It is endemic to Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
. Its natural habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
s. It is known only from its type locality, and from Kongana, Central African Republic
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,...
.
Type Locality: Cameroon, SW Province, Korup N. P., Ikenge Research Station, 160 m [05°16'N, 09°08'E].
Source
- Hutterer, R. 2004. Sylvisorex pluvialis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
- Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Sylvisorex pluvialis. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp. (Available from Johns Hopkins University Press, 1-800-537-5487 or (410) 516-6900, or at http://www.press.jhu.edu).