Crocidura usambarae Dippenaar 1980

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 : 253

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scientific name	Crocidura usambarae Dippenaar 1980
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Crocidura usambarae Dippenaar 1980 , Ann. Transvaal Mus., 32: 128.

Type Locality: Tanzania, Western Usambara Mtns, Shume, 16 mi. (26 km) N. Lushoto.

Vernacular Names: Usambara Shrew.

Distribution: Western and Eastern Usambara Mtns and South Pare Mountains, NE Tanzania. perhaps also Ngozi Crater, SW Tanzania ( Stanley et al., 1996, 2000 b).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Dippenaar (1980:126) included the species into the monax group. A skin recorded by this author from the Poroto Mtns (S Tanzania) may belong to a different species.