Congo white-toothed shrew [SEP] parent taxon
Congo white-toothed shrew
The Congo white-toothed shrew ("Crocidura congobelgica") is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References.
- Hutterer, R. 2004. Crocidura congobelgica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.  Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
. (Another vernacular term is African white-toothed shrews, though this perpetuates the same confusion.) The subfamily has three genera and 20 species: 
- Subfamily Myosoricinae
- Genus "Congosorex" - Congo shrews
- Phillips' Congo shrew, "C. phillipsorum"
- Greater Congo shrew, "C. polli"
- Lesser Congo shrew, "C. verheyeni"
- Genus "Myosorex" - forest and mouse shrews
- Babault's mouse shrew, "M. babaulti"
- Montane mouse shrew