Sylvisorex

• Akaibe's Forest Shrew Sylvisorex akaibei

  A shrew described from lowland forests in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The original description reports a short tail with long bristle hairs covering its base.

• Cameroonian Forest Shrew Sylvisorex camerunensis

  This small shrew is recorded in mountain areas of Cameroon and Nigeria, including moist montane forest in Cameroon and farms or grassland in Nigeria.

• Corbet's Forest Shrew Sylvisorex corbeti

  This shrew was described from one specimen collected in the Gotel Mountains of southeastern Nigeria. The account describes uniformly blackish-brown fur and long, narrow hind feet.

• Grant's Forest Shrew Sylvisorex granti

  A small shrew with a blackish back and a slightly paler greyish-brown underside, it is recorded in swamps, mountain forests, and moist scrub.

• Howell's Forest Shrew Sylvisorex howelli

  Howell's Forest Shrew is a forest-dwelling shrew distributed across separated mountain blocks of Tanzania's Eastern Arc. Researchers have studied genetic differences among the isolated populations.

• Bioko Forest Shrew Sylvisorex isabellae

  This shrew is known with certainty from the northern peak of Bioko Island. It occurs in montane moist forest and grassland above the treeline; a similar Cameroonian population may be a different species.

• Johnston's Forest Shrew Sylvisorex johnstoni

  This small forest shrew has a short tail relative to its body. In a Gabon study, capture numbers changed with the seasons, but it remained a dominant species throughout the year.

• Kongana Forest Shrew Sylvisorex konganensis

  This shrew was described from southwestern Central African forest; current records include Gabon and Congo.

• Crescent Shrew Sylvisorex lunaris

  The Crescent Shrew lives in mountains of east-central Africa. It has soft, dense fur, with a paler underside than its back.

• Arrogant Shrew Sylvisorex morio

  This small shrew was studied in the forests of Mount Cameroon. A survey recorded many specimens in montane forest above Buea; one record in high-altitude grassland was exceptional.

• Forest Muskshrew Sylvisorex ollula

  The forest muskshrew is a small shrew found in forests across Central Africa.

• Lesser Forest Shrew Sylvisorex oriundus

  the 2018 HMW8 account describes the Lesser Forest Shrew from one known specimen at Medje on the Nava River in northeastern DR Congo. Its back is dark olive to sepia brown, with paler sides and underside; the habitat account lists lowland tropical moist forest.