Cameroonian Forest Shrew
Encyclopedia
The Cameroonian Forest Shrew (Sylvisorex camerunensis) is a species of mammal
in the Soricidae family. It is found in the Montane forests of Western Cameroon
around Mount Oku and Lake Manengouba, and in Southeastern Nigeria
in the Gotel Mountains or Adamawa Plateau
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Type Locality: Cameroon, Lake Manengouba, 1800 m
Mammal
Mammals are members of a class of air-breathing vertebrate animals characterised by the possession of endothermy, hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands functional in mothers with young...
in the Soricidae family. It is found in the Montane forests of Western Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
around Mount Oku and Lake Manengouba, and in Southeastern Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
in the Gotel Mountains or Adamawa Plateau
Adamawa Plateau
The Adamawa Plateau is a plateau region in west-central Africa stretching from south-eastern Nigeria through north-central Cameroon to the Central African Republic. The plateau was named after Fulani Muslim leader Modibo Adama. The part of the plateau that lies in Nigeria is more popularly known...
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Type Locality: Cameroon, Lake Manengouba, 1800 m