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--> SUBFAMILY Crocidurinae
--> GENUS Crocidura
SPECIES Crocidura smithii
Author: | Thomas, 1895. | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 15: 51. | Common Name: | Desert Musk Shrew | Type Locality: | Ethiopia, Webi Shebeli, near Finik. | Distribution: | Arid regions of Senegal, Ethiopia, and probably Somalia. | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | Comments: | Revised by Hutterer (1986a). Specimens reported from Somalia by Heim de Balsac (1966a) represent macarthuri; see under that species. Includes debalsaci as a distinct subspecies; see Hutterer (1981b). |
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