Crocidura elgonius Osgood, 1910 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 5:369.

TYPE LOCALITY: Kenya, Mt. Elgon, Kirui .

DISTRIBUTION: Mt. Elgon (W Kenya); NE Tanzania.

COMMENTS: Regarded as a distinct species by Heim de Balsac and Meester (1977) and Hutterer (1983b).