Congo shrew
The Congo shrews, members of the genus Congosorex, are mammals in the family Soricidae. The genus contains these species:
- Phillips's Congo shrew, C. phillipsorum
- Greater Congo shrew, C. polli
- Lesser Congo shrew, C. verheyeni
- New species[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Subfamily: | Myosoricinae |
| Genus: | Congosorex |
| Species | |
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Congosorex phillipsorum | |
References
- W. T. Stanley, M. A. Rogers and R. Hutterer (2005). "A new species of Congosorex from the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania, with significant biogeographical implications". Journal of Zoology. 265 (3): 269–280. doi:10.1017/S0952836904006314.
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