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 ludia Hollister 1916 Crocidura ludia Hollister 1916 , Bull. Am. Mus . Nat. Hist., 35: 668 . Type Locality: Dem. Rep. Congo , Medje. Vernacular Names: Ludia's Shrew . Distribution: Medje and Tandala (N Dem. Rep. Congo ); Dzanga-Sangha FR ( Central African Republic ). Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable. Discussion: Included in dolichura by Heim de Balsac and Meester (1977) , but regarded as a full species by Hutterer and Dippenaar (1987) . Ray and Hutterer (1996) identifed this species in carnivore scats from Central African Republic .