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title: "Forest Shrew"
description: "Myosorex varius — Mammiferi. The forest shrew (Myosorex varius) is a species of shrew in the mouse shrew family, Soricidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/forest-shrew
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Forest Shrew

> Myosorex varius — Mammiferi. The forest shrew (Myosorex varius) is a species of shrew in the mouse shrew family, Soricidae.

- Scientific name: *Myosorex varius*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `grassland` (Prati e campi), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 234
- Wikidata: [Q1768511](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1768511)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46799](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46799)

## Names

- en: Forest Shrew
- de: Südafrikanische Waldspitzmaus
- nl: Afrikaanse bosspitsmuis
- pl: Myszoryjek przylądkowy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (92)

## Summary

The forest shrew (Myosorex varius) is a species of shrew in the mouse shrew family, Soricidae. It is found in Lesotho, South Africa, and Eswatini. Its natural habitats include temperate forests, dry savanna, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, and temperate grassland. The term "forest shrews" in the plural is sometimes confusingly used to collectively refer to a different genus, Sylvisorex.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myosorex_varius

## Photo

![Forest Shrew](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/forest-shrew/medium.jpg)

Photo: Di Turner · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/354517429

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/forest-shrew?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).