Crocidura allex Osgood 1910

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 : 224

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Crocidura allex Osgood 1910 , Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 10 (3): 20.

Type Locality: Kenya, "Naivasha, British East Africa ".

Vernacular Names: East African Highland Shrew.

Synonyms: Crocidura alpina Heller 1910 ; Crocidura zinki Heim de Balsac 1957 .

Distribution: Higlands of SW Kenya; Mt. Kilimanjaro, Meru and Ngorogoro, N Tanzania.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Gureev (1979) listed alpina as a distinct species without comment. Common in the afro-alpine zone at 3500 m on Mt. Kilimanjaro ( Shore and Garbett, 1991). For synonyms see Heim de Balsac and Meester (1977).