Order Soricomorpha
Author
Wilson, Don E.
Author
Reeder, DeeAnn
text
2005
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Baltimore
Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1
220
311
book chapter
0-8018-8221-4
10.5281/zenodo.7316519
Crocidura nigrofusca
Matschie 1895
Crocidura nigrofusca
Matschie 1895
,
Saugethiere Deutsch-Ost-Afrikas: 33
.
Type Locality:
Dem. Rep.
Congo
, Semliki Valley, "Wukalala, Kinyawanga im Westen des Semliki".
Vernacular Names:
African Black Shrew
.
Synonyms:
Crocidura ansorgei
Dollman 1915
;
Crocidura cabrerai
Morales Agacino 1935
;
Crocidura kempi
Dollman 1915
;
Crocidura lakiundae
Heller 1912
;
Crocidura luluae
Matschie 1926
;
Crocidura nilotica
Heller 1910
;
Crocidura nyikae
Dollman 1915
;
Crocidura provocax
Thomas 1910
;
Crocidura zaodon
Osgood 1910
;
Crocidura zena
Dollman 1915
.
Distribution:
S
Ethiopia
and
Sudan
through E Africa to
Zambia
and
Angola
, Dem. Rep.
Congo
, perhaps
Cameroon
.
Conservation:
IUCN
– Lower Risk (lc).
Discussion:
Includes
luluae
Matschie, 1926
(Luluabourg, Dem. Rep.
Congo
) and
zaodon
Osgood, 1910
(Nairobi,
Kenya
) which were listed as separate species by
Heim de Balsac and Meester (1977)
and
Dippenaar and Meester (1989)
; see
Hutterer et al. (1987
b
)
. The
holotypes
of
nigrofusca
,
luluae
, and
zaodon
have been studied.
Gureev (1979)
listed
ansorgei
,
nilotica
, and
zena
as distinct species without comment. The species requires a careful systematic revision.For synonyms see
Heim de Balsac and Meester (1977)
.