NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Lesser Forest Shrew
Sylvisorex oriundus Hollister, 1916
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The lesser forest shrew (Sylvisorex oriundus) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae endemic to northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where its type locality is at Medje. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
Wikipedia contributors, Lesser forest shrew; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:16:46.983810+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Sylvisorex oriundus Hollister, 1916
- Name authority
- Hollister, 1916
- Common name
- Lesser Forest Shrew
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Eulipotyphla
- Family
- Soricidae
- Genus
- Sylvisorex
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderEulipotyphla Waddell, Okada & Hasegawa, 1999
- familySoricidae G. Fischer, 1814
- subfamilyCrocidurinae A. Milne-Edwards, 1872
- genusSylvisorex Thomas, 1904
- speciesSylvisorex oriundus Hollister, 1916
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Sylvisorex. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Grant's Forest ShrewSylvisorex granti Thomas, 1907 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Howell's Forest ShrewSylvisorex howelli Jenkins, 1984 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bioko Forest ShrewSylvisorex isabellae Heim de Balsac, 1968 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Johnston's Forest ShrewSylvisorex johnstoni (Dobson, 1888) | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kongana Forest ShrewSylvisorex konganensis Ray & Hutterer, 1996 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Forest MuskshrewSylvisorex ollula Thomas, 1913 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Volcano Forest ShrewSylvisorex vulcanorum Hutterer & Verheyen, 1985 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bamenda Forest ShrewSylvisorex silvanorum Hutterer, Riegert & Sedlacek, 2009 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cameroonian Forest ShrewSylvisorex camerunensis Heim de Balsac, 1968 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crescent ShrewSylvisorex lunaris Thomas, 1906 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rain Forest ShrewSylvisorex pluvialis Hutterer & Schlitter, 1996 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=633749 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:53NBW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.