Bioko forest shrew

Bioko forest shrew
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Sylvisorex
Species: S. isabellae
Binomial name
Sylvisorex isabellae
Heim de Balsac, 1968
Bioko forest shrew range

The Bioko forest shrew or Isabella's shrew (Sylvisorex isabellae) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae found in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. Hutterer, R.; Howell, K. 2004. Sylvisorex isabellae 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Downloaded on 30 July 2007.


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