Sylvisorex

{{Short description|Genus of mammals}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = The Congo Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1919) (20057971114).jpg

| image_caption = Lesser forest shrew (Sylvisorex oriundus) (lower image)

| taxon = Sylvisorex

| authority = Thomas, 1904

| type_species = Crocidura morio

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The forest shrews are the members of the genus Sylvisorex. They are mammals in the family Soricidae{{MSW3|id=13700287}} and are found only in Africa. The genus name comes from the Latin world "silva" which means "forest" and "sorex", which means "shrew-mouse". This reflects the nature of these shrews, which prefer forest habitats. All shrews are carnivorous, and eat continually to satisfy their high metabolic rate.Mukinzi, I.; Hutterer, R. & Barriere, P. 2009. A new species of Sylvisorex (Mammalia: Soricidae) from lowland forests north of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo. Mammalia 73 (2): 130–134.

The genus contains these species:

• Akaibe's forest shrew, Sylvisorex akaibei
• Cameroonian forest shrew, Sylvisorex cameruniensis
• Corbet's forest shrew, Sylvisorex corbeti
• Grant's forest shrew, Sylvisorex granti
• Howell's forest shrew, Sylvisorex howelli
• Bioko forest shrew, Sylvisorex isabellae
• Johnston's forest shrew, Sylvisorex johnstoni
• Kongana shrew, Sylvisorex konganensis
• Moon forest shrew, Sylvisorex lunaris
• Mount Cameroon forest shrew, Sylvisorex morio
• Greater forest shrew, Sylvisorex ollula
• Lesser forest shrew, Sylvisorex oriundus
• Rain forest shrew, Sylvisorex pluvialis
• Bamenda forest shrew, Sylvisorex silvanorum
• Volcano shrew, Sylvisorex vulcanorum