Congo shrew
Genus of mammals
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The Congo shrews, members of the genus Congosorex, are mammals in the family Soricidae.[1] The genus contains these species:
- Phillips's Congo shrew, C. phillipsorum
- Greater Congo shrew, C. polli
- Lesser Congo shrew, C. verheyeni
| Congo shrews | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Subfamily: | Myosoricinae |
| Genus: | Congosorex Heim de Balsac and Lamotte, 1956 |
| Type species | |
| Myosorex polli | |
| Species | |
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Congosorex phillipsorum | |