Crocidura hildegardeae Thomas 1904

Crocidura hildegardeae Thomas 1904, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 14: 240.

Type Locality: Kenya, Fort Hall.

Vernacular Names: Hildegarde's Shrew.

Synonyms: Crocidura altae Heller 1912; Crocidura ibeana Dollman 1915; Crocidura lutreola Heller 1912; Crocidura maanjae Heller 1910; Crocidura phaios Setzer 1956; Crocidura procera Heller 1912; Crocidura rubecula Dollman 1915 .

Distribution: Forests in C and E Africa south to Tanzania.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Does not include gracilipes; see Dieterlen and Heim de Balsac (1979) and Demeter and Hutterer (1986). Gureev (1979) listed ibeana, lutreola, and maanjae as distinct species without comment. Does not include virgata; see under that name. The remaining synonyms are in need of revision. A karyotype from Burundi has 2n = 52, FN = 76 (Maddalena and Ruedi, 1994).For synonyms see Heim de Balsac and Meester (1977).