Bamenda Forest Shrew

The Bamenda pygmy shrew (Sylvisorex silvanorum) is a terrestrial species of shrew described by Hutterer, Riegert and Sedláček in 2009. It was first discovered during a Museum Koenig expedition to the Bamenda Highlands of Cameroon in 1974, but was not recorded again until 2001, when partial skull remnants were located in the pellets of the endemic African grass owl. Description A relatively small species, the Bamenda pygmy shrew measures 5.

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Sylvisorex es un género de musarañas de la familia Soricidae. Es originario de África. Especies Se reconocen las siguientes especies: Sylvisorex akaibei Mukinzi, Hutterer& Barriere, 2009​ Sylvisorex camerunensis Heim de Balsac, 1968 Sylvisorex corbeti Hutterer & Montermann, 2009​ Sylvisorex granti Thomas, 1907 Sylvisorex howelli Jenkins, 1984 Sylvisorex isabellae Heim de Balsac, 1968 Sylvisorex johnstoni (Dobson, 1888) Sylvisorex konganensis Ray & Hutterer, 1996 Sylvisorex lunaris Thomas, 1906 Sylvisorex morio (Gray, 1862) Sylvisorex ollula Thomas, 1913 Sylvisorex oriundus Hollister,…