Crocidura smithii Thomas 1895

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Soricomorpha, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 220-311 : 249

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scientific name	Crocidura smithii Thomas 1895
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Crocidura smithii Thomas 1895 View in CoL

Crocidura smithii Thomas 1895 View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 15: 51.

Type Locality: Ethiopia, Webi Shebeli, near Finik.

Vernacular Names: Desert Musk Shrew.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Crocidura smithii subsp. smithii Thomas 1895

Subspecies Crocidura smithii subsp. debalsaci Hutterer 1981

Distribution: Arid regions of Senegal, Ethiopia, and probably Somalia.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Revised by Hutterer (1986 a). Specimens reported from Somalia by Heim de Balsac (1966 a) represent macarthuri ; see under that species. Includes debalsaci as a distinct subspecies; see Hutterer (1981 b).