Sylvisorex silvanorum
Mammalia · Soricomorpha · Soricidae
The Bamenda pygmy shrew is a terrestrial species of shrew described by Hutterer, Riegert and Sedláček in 2009. It was first discovered during a Museum Koenig expedition to the Bamenda Highlands of Cameroon in 1974, but was not recorded again until 2001, when partial skull remnants were located in the pellets of the endemic African grass owl.
Fun Fact
It was first discovered during a Museum Koenig expedition to the Bamenda Highlands of Cameroon in 1974, but was not recorded again until 2001, when partial skull remnants were located in the pellets of the endemic African grass owl.
Habitat
Endemic to a pair of caldera craters found near Bamenda, known as the Bafut Ngemba Forest Reserve.
Diet
To be updated
Lifespan
To be updated