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SPECIES Suncus aequatorius

Author:Heller, 1912.
Citation:Smithsonian Misc. Coll., 60(12): 4.
Common Name:Taita Shrew
Type Locality:Kenya, Taita Hills, summit of Mt. Sagalla.
Distribution:SE Kenya and N Tanzania.
Comments:Included in S. lixus by Heim de Balsac and Meester (1977), but specimens of aequatorius are considerably larger (Oguge et al., 2004).
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