Crocidura poensis Fraser 1842

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 : 246

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Crocidura poensis Fraser 1842 , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1842: 200.

Type Locality: Equatorial Guinea, Bioko ( Fernando Po), Clarence.

Vernacular Names: Fraser's Musk Shrew.

Synonyms: Crocidura calabarensis Sanderson 1940 ; Crocidura pamela Dollman 1915 ; Crocidura schweitzeri Peters 1877 ; Crocidura soricoides (Murray 1860) ; Crocidura stampflii Jentink 1888 .

Distribution: West Africa ( Guinea to Cameroon), Bioko, and Principe Isl.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: The definition of this large black shrew is still problematic. The karyotype (2n = 52, 53, FN = 70, 72) is only known from the Côte d’Ivoire population ( pamela ) ( Meylan and Vogel, 1982), but not from the type locality. For synonyms see Heim de Balsac and Meester (1977) and Hutterer and Happold (1983).