Crocidura desperata Hutterer, Jenkins and Verheyen, 1991 . Oryx, 25:165.

TYPE LOCALITY: S Tanzania, Rungwe Mtns, mountain bamboo zone above 2000 m .

DISTRIBUTION: Relict forest patches at Rungwe and Uzungwe Mtns, S Tanzania.

STATUS: Extremely localized; endangered by forest clearing.