Crocidura bottegi Thomas 1898

Crocidura bottegi Thomas 1898, Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova, ser. 2, 18: 677.

Type Locality: Ethiopia, north-east of Lake Turkana, "between Badditu and Dime".

Vernacular Names: Bottego's Shrew.

Distribution: Ethiopia and N Kenya; West African records doubtful.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Heim de Balsac and Meester (1977) included obscurior and eburnea as subspecies; but see under C. obscurior .