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 fischeri Pagenstecher 1885 Crocidura fischeri Pagenstecher 1885 , Jb. Hamburger Wiss. Anst., Vol. 2: 34 . Type Locality: "Nguruman"; northwest of Lake Natron, close to Mt. Sambo, Kenya (near border to Tanzania ); see discussion by Moreau et al. (1946) and Aggundey and Schlitter (1986) . Vernacular Names: Fischer's Shrew . Distribution: Nguruman ( Kenya ), and Himo ( Tanzania ). Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable. Discussion: Type species of subgenus Afrosorex . Revised by Hutterer (1986 a ) .