Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Sylvisorex Rank Genus | Family Soricidae Phylum Chordata Order Eulipotyphla | |
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Lower classifications Mount Cameroon forest shr, Cameroonian forest shrew, Grant's forest shrew, Johnston's forest shrew, Moon forest shrew | ||
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.
The genus contains these species:
References
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