Congosorex Heim de Balsac and Lamotte, 1956 . Mammalia, 20:167.

TYPE SPECIES: Myosorex polli Heim de Balsac and Lamotte, 1956 .

COMMENTS: Described as a subgenus of Myosorex by Heim de Balsac and Lamotte (1956), but differs in its tooth formula, long tail and large ears and was therefore treated as a full genus by Heim de Balsac (1967), a view followed here.