Crocidura stenocephala Heim de Balsac 1979

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 : 250

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scientific name	Crocidura stenocephala Heim de Balsac 1979
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Crocidura stenocephala Heim de Balsac 1979 , Saugetierkdl. Mitt., 27: 258.

Type Locality: E Dem. Rep. Congo, Kahuzi-Biega N.P.

Vernacular Names: Kahuzi Swamp Shrew.

Distribution: Montane Cyperus swamps at Mt. Kahuzi, E Dem. Rep. Congo ( Dieterlen and Heim de Balsac, 1979) and Bwindi Impenetrable N.P., SW Uganda ( Kasangaki et al., 2003).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Described as a subspecies of littoralis but regarded as a full species by Hutterer (1982 a) and Dippenaar (pers. comm.).