Sylvisorex howelli Jenkins 1984

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Soricomorpha, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 220-311 : 262

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scientific name	Sylvisorex howelli Jenkins 1984
status

Treatment

Sylvisorex howelli Jenkins 1984 , Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Zool., 47: 65.

Type Locality: Tanzania, Uluguru Mtns, Morningside.

Vernacular Names: Howell's Forest Shrew.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Sylvisorex howelli subsp. howelli Jenkins 1984

Subspecies Sylvisorex howelli subsp. usambarensis Hutterer 1986

Distribution: Eastern Arc Mtns ( Tanzania): W and E Usambara, Nguru and Uluguru Mtns (Stanley et al., 2000 b).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Includes usambarensis, which may represent a distinct species; see Hutterer (1986 b). However, the variation among the five populations has to be studied before taxonomic conclusions can be drawn.