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Myosorex (mouse shrews) |
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| Drawing of the forest shrew (Myosorex varius) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Subfamily: | Myosoricinae |
| Genus: |
Myosorex Gray, 1838 |
| Type species | |
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Myosorex varius Smuts, 1832 |
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| Species | |
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19, see text |
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19, see text
Myosorex is a mammal genus in the Soricidae (shrew) family. The genus, collectively referred to as the mouse shrews, contains these species: