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 fulvastra Sundevall 1842 Crocidura fulvastra Sundevall 1842 , K. Svenska Vet.-Akad. Handl. Stockholm , 1842: 172 . Type Locality: Sudan , Bahr el Abiad. Vernacular Names: Savanna Shrew . Synonyms: Crocidura arethusa Dollman 1915 ; Crocidura beta Dollman 1915 ; Crocidura diana Dollman 1915 ; Crocidura fulvaster Sundevall 1843 ; Crocidura macrodon Dobson 1980 ; Crocidura marrensis Thomas and Hinton 1923 ; Crocidura sericeus Sundevall 1843 ; Crocidura strauchii Dobson 1890 . Distribution: Sudan savanna from Kenya to Mali . Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Gureev (1979) listed beta as a distinct species without comment. For synonyms see Hutterer (1984), Hutterer and Kock (1983) and Hutterer and Happold (1983) .