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Sylvisorex johnstoni
Order: Lipotyphla > Family: Soricidae > Genus: Sylvisorex > Species: Sylvisorex johnstoni
Common Name: Johnston's Forest Shrew [English]
Type Description
Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1887:577 [1888].
Type Locality
Cameroon, Rio del Rey.
Measurements
Total length: 72-83 mm
Head and body: 45-85 mm
Tail length: 45-90 mm
Hindfoot length: 8-10 mm
Ear length: 7-10 mm
Weight: 3-12 g
Head and body: 45-85 mm
Tail length: 45-90 mm
Hindfoot length: 8-10 mm
Ear length: 7-10 mm
Weight: 3-12 g
Description
The forest shrews are quite abundant in some of the mountain forests of Tanzania.
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 144.
2. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1:202-203, 225.
2. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1:202-203, 225.