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 maurisca Thomas 1904 Crocidura maurisca Thomas 1904 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 14: 239 . Type Locality: Uganda , Entebbe. Vernacular Names: Gracile Naked-tailed Shrew . Distribution: Swamps and primary forest in Uganda , Rwanda , and Burundi ; a single record from Gabon . Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Part of the C. maurisca-littoralis species group; the extinct balsamifera from Ancient Egypt is probably related (Hutterer, 1994). A record from Gabon ( Goodman et al., 2001 a ) is far outside of the known range of the species.