Crocidura beatus Miller 1910

Crocidura beatus Miller 1910, Proc. U. S. Natl. Mus., 38: 392.

Type Locality: Philippines, Mindanao, Summit of Mt. Bliss, 1,461 m.

Vernacular Names: Mindanao Shrew.

Synonyms: Crocidura parvacauda Taylor 1934 .

Distribution: Philippines: forested areas in Mindanao Faunal Region (Biliran, Bohol, Leyte, Maripipi, Mindanao) and on Camiguin.

Conservation: IUCN 2000 – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Includes parvacauda as a synonym; see Heaney et al. (1987:36). Distribution reviewed by Heaney (1986) and Heaney and Ruedi (1994).