Crocidura somalica 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 : 250

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scientific name	Crocidura somalica Thomas 1895
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Crocidura somalica Thomas 1895 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 16: 52.

Type Locality: Ethiopia, Middle Webi Shebeli (about 5°30'N, 44°E) near Geledi (Galadi). GoogleMaps

Vernacular Names: Somali Shrew.

Distribution: Dry savannas and semi-desert areas of Ethiopia, Sudan, and probably Somalia; Mali.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Revised by Hutterer and Jenkins (1983). Recently recorded from the Sahara ( Mali) by Hutterer et al. (1992 c), who regarded the subspecies dhofarensis from Oman as specifically distinct; see under dhofarensis .