Scutisorex Thomas 1913

Scutisorex Thomas 1913, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 11: 321.

Type Species: Sylvisorex somereni Thomas 1910

Species and subspecies: 1 species:

Species Scutisorex somereni (Thomas 1910)

Discussion: For placement in Crocidurinae see Repenning (1967:15). Genetic data place Scutisorex next to Sylvisorex (Querouil et al., 2001) . The unique vertebrate column (Ahmed and Klima, 1978) and a characteristic skull roof distinguish the genus, however.