Rain Forest Shrew

The forest shrews are the members of the genus Sylvisorex. They are mammals in the family Soricidae 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.
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