Crocidura poensis Fraser 1842

Crocidura poensis Fraser 1842, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1842: 200.

Type Locality: Equatorial Guinea, Bioko (Fernando Po), Clarence.

Vernacular Names: Fraser's Musk Shrew.

Synonyms: Crocidura calabarensis Sanderson 1940; Crocidura pamela Dollman 1915; Crocidura schweitzeri Peters 1877; Crocidura soricoides (Murray 1860); Crocidura stampflii Jentink 1888 .

Distribution: West Africa (Guinea to Cameroon), Bioko, and Principe Isl.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: The definition of this large black shrew is still problematic. The karyotype (2n = 52, 53, FN = 70, 72) is only known from the Côte d’Ivoire population ( pamela) (Meylan and Vogel, 1982), but not from the type locality. For synonyms see Heim de Balsac and Meester (1977) and Hutterer and Happold (1983).