Crocidura hirta

W. C. H. Peters, 1852

Lesser Red 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

Peters, W.C.H. 1852-11-25. Naturwissenschaftliche Reise nach Mossambique auf Befehl seiner Majestät des Königs Friedrich Wilhelm IV in den Jahren 1842 bis 1846 ausgeführt. Zoologie. I. Säugethiere. Georg Reimer, Berlin, 202 pp.

Authority publication link

https://books.google.com/books?id=WddTAAAAcAAJ

Original name as described

Crocidura hirta

Other common names

Lesser Red Musk Shrew

Type material

ZMB 668, ZMB 669

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

Tete, Zambezia Province, Mozambique (17°S).

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Tanzania · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Angola · Zambia · Malawi · Mozambique · Namibia · Botswana · Zimbabwe · South Africa · Eswatini

Taxonomy notes

previously included C. bloyeti

Taxonomy notes citation

Dianat, M., Voet, I., Ortiz, D., de Bellocq, J. G., Cuypers, L. N., Kryštufek, B., ... & Konečný, A. (2023). Cryptic diversity of Crocidura shrews in the savannahs of Eastern and Southern Africa. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 180, 107708.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003911

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 annellata

W. C. H. Peters, 1852

Family

Soricidae

Root name

annellata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 672, ZMB 673, ZMB 674, ZMB A 5528

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

85

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Peters (1852:176, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11054736) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61427)
  2. Peters (1852:85) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61421)
  3. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Crocidura canescens

W. C. H. Peters, 1852

Family

Soricidae

Root name

canescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 671

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

83

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Peters (1852:176, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11054736) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61427)
  2. Peters (1852:83) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61421)
  3. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Crocidura hirta

W. C. H. Peters, 1852

Family

Soricidae

Root name

hirta

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 668, ZMB 669

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

75

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Peters (1852:75) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61421)
  2. Peters (1852:176, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11054736) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61427)
  3. Bocage (1882:27, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16211310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68546)
  4. Roberts (1913:70, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  5. Dollman (1915:512, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256082) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19667)
  6. Shortridge (1934:34) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  7. Hill & Carter (1941:21) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)
  8. Hayman (1963:90) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68592)
  9. Corbet & Hill (1980:29) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  10. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:76) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  11. Corbet & Hill (1991:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  12. Hutterer (1993:87) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65737)
  13. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  14. Happold & Happold (2013:89) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41323) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  16. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:532) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  17. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41323) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  18. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003911) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  19. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41323/115178068) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Crocidura sacralis

W. C. H. Peters, 1852

Family

Soricidae

Root name

sacralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 670

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

82

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Peters (1852:176, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11054736) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61427)
  2. Peters (1852:82) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61421)
  3. Dollman (1915:513, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256083) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19667)

Sorex annellatus

(A. Murray, 1866)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

annellata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

343

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580339

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:343, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Sorex canescens

(A. Murray, 1866)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

canescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

343

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580339

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:343, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Sorex hirtus

(A. Murray, 1866)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

hirta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

343

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580339

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:343, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Sorex sacralis

(A. Murray, 1866)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

sacralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

344

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580340

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:344, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580340) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Crocidura velutina

O. Thomas, 1904

Family

Soricidae

Root name

velutina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1899.6.25.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e22b1a2d-2043-4bfd-801f-8cae482ff1db

Authority page

237

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27733964

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Dollman (1915:513, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256083) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19667)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Crocidura flavescens flavidula

O. Thomas & Schwann, 1905

Family

Soricidae

Root name

flavidula

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.12.3.29

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/166379ee-edc1-4399-a590-e9babdf9082f

Authority page

264

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31856796

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Crocidura deserti

Schwann, 1906

Family

Soricidae

Root name

deserti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.10.1.62

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/89bacff8-4d92-44d4-9858-3f8d374729e6

Authority page

103

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32051425

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Dollman (1915:513, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256083) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19667)
  2. Shortridge (1934:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  3. Hill & Carter (1941:21) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)
  4. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Crocidura flavidula

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Soricidae

Root name

flavidula

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

70

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439528

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Roberts (1913:70, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Crocidura beiræ

Dollman, 1915

Family

Soricidae

Root name

beirae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.6.2.28

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f1d82327-b061-450d-a389-76b6ea360eaf

Authority page

511

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256081

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Dollman (1915:511, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256081) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19667)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Crocidura hirta flavidula

Dollman, 1915

Family

Soricidae

Root name

flavidula

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

512

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256082

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Dollman (1915:512, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256082) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19667)

Crocidura langi

Cabrera, 1925

Family

Soricidae

Root name

langi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

21

Authority publication

Boletín de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural

Name usages

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

Crocidura hindei velutina

G. M. Allen & Loveridge, 1927

Family

Soricidae

Root name

velutina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

416

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History

Name usages

Allen & Loveridge (1927:416) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67782)

Crocidura luimbalensis

J. Eric Hill & T. D. Carter, 1937

Family

Soricidae

Root name

luimbalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-85071

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-85071

Authority page

1

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Hill & Carter (1941:19) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

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