Sylvisorex vulcanorum Hutterer and Verheyen 1985

Sylvisorex vulcanorum Hutterer and Verheyen 1985, Z. Saugetierk., 50: 266.

Type Locality: Rwanda, Parc National des Volcans, Karisoke (0°28'S, 29°29'E, 3,100 m).

Vernacular Names: Volcano Shrew.

Distribution: High altitude rainforest of E Dem. Rep. Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc); of conservation concern (Nicoll and Rathbun, 1990:21).

Discussion: One of the smallest species in the genus; rather similar to S. granti .