Crocidura ansellorum

Hutterer & Dippenaar, 1987

Ansells' White-toothed Shrew

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Eulipotyphla
Suborder : Erinaceota
Family : Soricidae
Subfamily : Crocidurinae
Genus : Crocidura

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Hutterer, R. and Dippenaar, N.J. 1987. A new species of Crocidura Wagler, 1832 (Soricidae) from Zambia. Bonner zoologische Beiträge 38(1):1-7.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44676203

Original name as described

Crocidura anselli

Other common names

Ansell's Shrew

Type material

NMZ 3675

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Kasombu stream (= Isombu River), 4100 feet (= 1250 m), Mwinilunga District, Zambia.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Zambia · Democratic Republic of the Congo? · Angola?

Taxonomy notes

the original spelling of the specific epithet was 'anselli', but was emended to 'ansellorum' in the same journal volume it was described in by the same authors; although spelling alterations like these are often considered unjustified emendations, the spelling ansellorum is in prevailing use and is considered justified according to Article 35.5.1.1

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003848

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Crocidura anselli

Hutterer & Dippenaar, 1987

Family

Soricidae

Root name

ansellorum

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

as_emended

Type

NMZ 3675

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44676203

Authority publication

Bonner zoologische Beiträge

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Crocidura ansellorum

Hutterer & Dippenaar, 1987

Family

Soricidae

Root name

ansellorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

justified_emendation

Authority page

269

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44676479

Authority publication

Bonner zoologische Beiträge

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Happold & Happold (2013:58) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:541) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003848) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5558/115073943) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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