Crocidura religiosa (I. Geoffroy 1827)

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 : 247

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scientific name	Crocidura religiosa (I. Geoffroy 1827)
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[Crocidura] religiosa (I. Geoffroy 1827) , Mem. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, 15: 128.

Type Locality: Egypt, Giza.

Vernacular Names: Egyptian Pygmy Shrew.

Distribution: Nile Valley ( Egypt).

Conservation: IUCN – Data Deficient.

Discussion: Described from embalmed specimens from Ancient Egyptian tombs at Thebes; holotype not preserved. Corbet (1978 c:27) selected a neotype from Giza.