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SPECIES Crocidura raineyi

Author:Heller, 1912.
Citation:Smithson. Misc. Coll., 60(12): 8-Jul.
Common Name:Rainey's Shrew
Type Locality:Kenya, Mt. Garguez, North Creek.
Distribution:Known only from the type locality.
Status:IUCN – Critically Endangered.
Comments:Since its description C. raineyi has been considered a valid species, but was synonymized by Heim de Balsac and Meester (1977) with C. luna, an error corrected by Dippenaar and Meester (1989).
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