The Mount Cameroon forest shrew or arrogant shrew,
[ (''Sylvisorex morio'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae ]endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...
to Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west- central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; th ...
. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest
Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucia ...
s.[Hutterer, R. 2004.]
''Sylvisorex morio''
''2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species''.
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References
Sylvisorex
Mammals of Cameroon
Endemic fauna of Cameroon
Mammals described in 1862
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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