Congo shrew

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Congo shrews
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Soricomorpha
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Congosorex
Species

Congosorex phillipsorum
Congosorex polli
Congosorex verheyeni

The Congo shrews are the members of the genus Congosorex. They are mammals in the Soricidae family. The genus contains the following species:

*New species.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ 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: 269–280. doi:10.1017/S0952836904006314.