Crocidura somalica Thomas 1895

Crocidura somalica Thomas 1895, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 16: 52.

Type Locality: Ethiopia, Middle Webi Shebeli (about 5°30'N, 44°E) near Geledi (Galadi).

Vernacular Names: Somali Shrew.

Distribution: Dry savannas and semi-desert areas of Ethiopia, Sudan, and probably Somalia; Mali.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Revised by Hutterer and Jenkins (1983). Recently recorded from the Sahara (Mali) by Hutterer et al. (1992 c), who regarded the subspecies dhofarensis from Oman as specifically distinct; see under dhofarensis .