Congosorex polli
Taxonavigation
editFamilia: Soricidae
Subfamilia: Myosoricinae
Genus: Congosorex
Species: Congosorex polli
Name
editCongosorex polli (Heim de Balsac & Lamotte, 1956)
- Holotype: RMCA 23234, ♂, body in alcohol with skull removed, collected by Stuart A. Marks in 1955.
- Type locality: “Lubondaï (Kasaï)”, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Combinations
edit- Myosorex polli Heim de Balsac & Lamotte, 1956: 155 [original combination]
- Congosorex polli: Hutterer, 1993: 81 [subsequent combination]
References
editPrimary references
edit- Heim de Balsac, H. & Lamotte, M. 1956. Évolution et phylogénie des soricidés africains. Mammalia 20(2): 140–167. DOI: 10.1515/mamm.1956.20.2.140 Reference page.
- Hutterer, R. 1993. Order Insectivora. Pp. 69–130 in Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) . Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 2rd edition. Smithsonian Institution Press: Washington, D.C. ISBN 978-1-56098-217-3. Reference page.
Links
edit- IUCN: Congosorex polli (Data Deficient)
Vernacular names
editEnglish: Greater Congo Shrew