Crocidura montis Thomas 1906

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 : 241

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Crocidura montis Thomas 1906 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 18: 138.

Type Locality: Uganda, "Ruwenzori East, 12,500’ [3809 m]" = Bujongolo, Mubuku Valley, eastern slope of Mt. Ruwenzori.

Vernacular Names: Montane White-toothed Shrew.

Distribution: Montane forest in C and E Africa; Mt. Ruwenzori and Mt. Elgon ( Uganda), Kilimanjaro and Mt. Meru ( Tanzania), Imatong Mtns ( Sudan), Mt. Kenya ( Kenya).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Formerly a subspecies of fumosa but see Demeter and Hutterer (1986) and Dippenaar and Meester (1989), who revised the species. Habitat and ecology on Mt. Elgon described by Clausnitzer et al. (2003).