Myosoricinae

Classification

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, M. blarina
    • Bururi forest shrew, M. bururiensis
    • Dark-footed mouse shrew, M. cafer
    • Eisentraut's mouse shrew, M. eisentrauti
    • Geata mouse shrew, M. geata
    • Nyika mouse shrew or Nyika burrowing shrew, M. gnoskei
    • Kahuzi swamp shrew, M. jejei
    • Kabogo mouse shrew M. kabogoensis
    • Kihaule's mouse shrew, M. kihaulei
    • Long-tailed forest shrew, M. longicaudatus
    • Meester's forest shrew, M. meesteri
    • Oku mouse shrew, M. okuensis
    • Rumpi mouse shrew, M. rumpii
    • Schaller's mouse shrew, M. schalleri
    • Sclater's mouse shrew, M. sclateri
    • Thin mouse shrew, M. tenuis
    • Forest shrew, M. varius
    • Kilimanjaro mouse shrew, M. zinki
  • Genus Surdisorex - African mole shrews
    • Aberdare mole shrew, S. norae
    • Mount Kenya mole shrew, S. polulus
    • Mount Elgon mole shrew, S. schlitteri

According to Furió et al.(2007) the group should have the status of tribe, as a relict of the primitive subfamily Crocidosoricinae.