Soricidae Author Russell A. Mittermeier Author Don E. Wilson text 2018 2018-07-31 Lynx Edicions Barcelona Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 8 Insectivores, Sloths and Colugos 332 551 book chapter http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6870843 978-84-16728-08-4 6870843 209. Lesser Forest Shrew Sylvisorex oriundus French: Pachyure bondissante / German: Kleinere Waldmoschusspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana de bosque menor Other common names: Mountain Shrew Taxonomy. Sylvisorex oriundus Hollister, 1916 , “ Medje , Nava River , Belgian Congo [= DR Congo ].” S. oriundus has variously been included in S. ollula but has been considered as a distinct species in most recent taxonomic assessments. Monotypic. Distribution. NE DR Congo. Descriptive notes. Head-body 72 mm, tail 62 mm, ear 8 mm, hindfoot 16 mm (single individual). No specific data are available for body weight. The Lesser Forest Shrew is small. Dorsum is dark olive brown to dark sepia brown, and flanks and venter are paler dark grayish brown. Throatis paler. Hindfeet are relatively long, and feet are pale buffy brown, with blackish ankles. Tail is ¢.86% of head-body length, bicolored (dark brown above, paler below), and thin. Upper first incisor is hooked, and four unicuspids form a graded series in size from largest to smallest. Chromosomal complement has 2n = 38 and FN = 64. Habitat. Lowland tropical moist forest. Food and Feeding. No information. Breeding. No information. Activity patterns. No information. Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information. Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. The Lesser Forest Shrew is only known from one specimen collected in a region that has become highly fragmented due to logging. Bibliography. Dieterlen & Heim de Balsac (1979), Gerrie & Kennerley (2016d), Hutterer (2013ai), Mukinzi et al. (2009).