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 allex Osgood 1910 Crocidura allex Osgood 1910 , Field Mus . Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 10 (3): 20 . Type Locality: Kenya , "Naivasha, British East Africa ". Vernacular Names: East African Highland Shrew . Synonyms: Crocidura alpina Heller 1910 ; Crocidura zinki Heim de Balsac 1957 . Distribution: Higlands of SW Kenya ; Mt. Kilimanjaro , Meru and Ngorogoro, N Tanzania . Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable. Discussion: Gureev (1979) listed alpina as a distinct species without comment. Common in the afro-alpine zone at 3500 m on Mt. Kilimanjaro ( Shore and Garbett, 1991 ). For synonyms see Heim de Balsac and Meester (1977) .