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 usambarae Dippenaar 1980 Crocidura usambarae Dippenaar 1980 , Ann. Transvaal Mus ., 32: 128 . Type Locality: Tanzania , Western Usambara Mtns, Shume, 16 mi. ( 26 km ) N. Lushoto. Vernacular Names: Usambara Shrew . Distribution: Western and Eastern Usambara Mtns and South Pare Mountains, NE Tanzania . perhaps also Ngozi Crater, SW Tanzania ( Stanley et al., 1996 , 2000 b ). Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable. Discussion: Dippenaar (1980:126) included the species into the monax group. A skin recorded by this author from the Poroto Mtns (S Tanzania ) may belong to a different species.