Greater Congo Shrew

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Greater Congo Shrew
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Soricomorpha
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Congosorex
Species: C. polli
Binomial name
Congosorex polli
(Balsac & Lamotte, 1956)

The Greater Congo Shrew (Congosorex polli) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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