Crocidura denti Dollman 1915

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 : 228

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scientific name	Crocidura denti Dollman 1915
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Crocidura denti Dollman 1915 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 16: 377.

Type Locality: Dem. Rep. Congo, Ituri Forest, between Mawambi and Avakubi.

Vernacular Names: Dent's Shrew.

Distribution: African Congo Basin (Dem. Rep. Congo, Gabon, Cameroon) and isolated records in West Africa ( Guinea, Sierra Leone).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Considered a distinct species by Heim de Balsac (1959:216). It remains to be determined whether the West African records ( Ziegler et al., 2002) are conspecific.