Crocidura roosevelti Heller 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 : 248

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scientific name	Crocidura roosevelti Heller 1910
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Crocidura roosevelti Heller 1910 , Smithson. Misc. Coll., 56 (15): 6.

Type Locality: Uganda, Lado Enclave, Rhino Camp.

Vernacular Names: Roosevelt's Shrew.

Distribution: Forest-savanna margin of the Central African forest block; records from Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Dem. Rep. Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, and Tanzania ( Hutterer, 1981 a).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Type species of subgenus Heliosorex Heller, 1910 . Genetic data suggest that this species is not closely related to C. dolichura and allies ( Querouil et al., In Press).