Cameroonian forest shrew
| Cameroonian forest shrew | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Sylvisorex |
| Species: | S. camerunensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sylvisorex camerunensis Heim de Balsac, 1968 | |
| Cameroonian forest shrew range | |
The Cameroonian forest shrew (Sylvisorex camerunensis) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. 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.
The Type locality of the species is Lake Manengouba in Cameroon at 1,800 m (5,900 ft) elevation.