Crocidura paradoxura Dobson 1886

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 : 245

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scientific name	Crocidura paradoxura Dobson 1886
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Crocidura paradoxura Dobson 1886 , Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova, 4: 566.

Type Locality: Indonesia, Sumatra, Mt. Singalang, 2,000 m.

Vernacular Names: Sumatran Long-tailed Shrew.

Synonyms: Crocidura aequicauda Robinson and Kloss 1918 .

Distribution: Mountains of N and W Sumatra.

Conservation: IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: A large species with a long tail. Revised by Ruedi (1995). Corbet and Hill (1992) also referred a specimen from Java which may represent paradoxura , or a different species (Ruedi, 1995).