Crocidura zaphiri Dollman 1915

Crocidura zaphiri Dollman 1915, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 15: 509.

Type Locality: Ethiopia, Kaffa, Charada Forest.

Vernacular Names: Zaphir's Shrew.

Synonyms: Crocidura simiolus Hollister 1916 .

Distribution: Kaffa Prov. (S Ethiopia); Kaimosi, Kisumu (Kenya).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Includes simiolus; see Osgood (1936:224). May also include mutesae and suahelae (here questionably listed in viaria), in which case it would be a widely distributed species; see Hutterer and Yalden (1990:70).