Sylvisorex morio 

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Eulipotyphla	Soricidae

Scientific Name:	Sylvisorex morio (Gray, 1862)
Common Name(s): English – Arrogant Shrew, Mt. Cameroon Forest Shrew

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2016
Date Assessed:	2016-07-14
Assessor(s):	Kennerley, R.
Reviewer(s):	Amori, G.
Contributor(s):	Hutterer, R.
Justification: Sylvicorex morio is endemic to Cameroon. The species is assessed as Endangered, because it is known from only a single location (Mount Cameroon), with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 483 km², and there is a continuing decline in the extent and quality of its forest habitat.
Previously published Red List assessments:	2008 – Endangered (EN) Download assessment 2004 – Vulnerable (VU) Download assessment 1996 – Endangered (EN) Download assessment

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to Mount Cameroon. It is found from 1,200 m asl upwards.
Countries occurrence:	Native: Cameroon
Additional data:	♦ Number of Locations: 1 ♦ Lower elevation limit (metres): 1200
Range Map:	Click here to open the map viewer and explore range.

Population [top]

Population:	This is a relatively common, but not abundant, species.
Current Population Trend:	Decreasing
Additional data:	♦ Population severely fragmented: No

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is found in montane tropical moist forest.
Systems:	Terrestrial
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat:	Yes

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

This species has a relatively restricted range. It is threatened by habitat loss, presumably through conversion of land to agricultural use and some logging operations.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

There are no direct conservation measures in place for this species. It is not known if the species is present within any protected areas. There is a need to maintain areas of suitable forest within the range of this species.

Errata [top]

Errata reason:

This errata assessment has been created because the map was accidentally left out of the version published previously.