Congosorex verheyeni
Taxonavigation
editFamilia: Soricidae
Subfamilia: Myosoricinae
Genus: Congosorex
Species: Congosorex verheyeni
Name
editCongosorex verheyeni Hutterer, Barrière & Colyn, 2001: 10
- Holotype: ZFMK 99.932, ♀, in alcohol with skull removed, collected by members of the University of Rennes 1 and the ECOFAC team on 19 October 1996.
- Type locality: “Mbomo (00.24N, 14.44E), Parc National d'Odzala, RC [=Republic of Congo]”.
References
editPrimary references
edit- Hutterer, R., Barrière, P. & Colyn, M. 2001. A new myosoricine shrew from the Congo Basin referable to the forgotten genus Congosorex (Mammalia: Soricidae). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique 71(Suppl.): 7–16. PDF Reference page.
Links
edit- IUCN: Congosorex verheyeni (Least Concern)
Vernacular names
editEnglish: Lesser Congo Shrew