Crocidura watasei Kuroda 1924

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 : 254

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scientific name	Crocidura watasei Kuroda 1924
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Crocidura watasei Kuroda 1924 , New Mammals from the Ryukyu Islands: 1.

Type Locality: Japan, Ryukyu Archipelago, Amamioshima, Komi.

Vernacular Names: Lesser Ryukyu Shrew.

Distribution: C Ryukyu Isls.

Discussion: Endemic to the C Ryukyus (Motokawa et al., 1996). Formerly a subspecies of horsfieldii (e.g., Jameson and Jones, 1977), but differs in size and karyotype (2n = 26, FN = 52; Hattori et al., 1990).