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Sylvisorex oriundus

Lesser forest shrew
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Sylvisorex oriundus (lower image)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Sylvisorex
Species: S. oriundus
Binomial name
Sylvisorex oriundus
Hollister, 1916
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Lesser forest shrew range

The lesser forest shrew (Sylvisorex oriundus) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidaeendemic to northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where its type locality is Medje. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.



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