Crocidura silacea 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

Crocidura silacea Thomas 1895

Crocidura silacea Thomas 1895 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 16: 53.

Type Locality: South Africa, Mpumalanga Prov., Barberton dist., De Kaap, Figtree Creek.

Vernacular Names: Lesser Gray-brown Musk Shrew.

Synonyms: Crocidura holobrunneus Roberts 1931 .

Distribution: Occurs in most of South Africa, and parts of Botswana, Angola; Mozambique, Zambia and S Malawi.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: This species was formerly assigned to gracilipes or hildegardeae , but is not conspecific with either of these; see Meester et al. (1986) for a discussion.