Crocidura usambarae

Dippenaar, 1980

Usambara 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

Dippenaar, N.J. 1980. New species of Crocidura from Ethiopia and northern Tanzania (Mammalia: Soricidae). Annals of the Transvaal Museum 32(6):125-154.

Authority publication link

https://journals.co.za/docserver/fulltext/nfi_annalstm/32/6/181.pdf?expires=1610645542&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=975765FCC9BDB7EF06270F4A8852A577

Original name as described

Crocidura usambarae

Other common names

Usambara Shrew

Type material

TM 16810

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"‘Shume, 16 m n Lushoto, Tanzania' on specimen label. Shume lies 13 km NW Lushoto, western West Usambara Mts (4.67°S, 38.25°E, 1585 m)."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Tanzania

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004026

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 usambarae

Dippenaar, 1980

Family

Soricidae

Root name

usambarae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 16810

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

128

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:83) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  3. Happold & Happold (2013:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5586) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:520) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5586) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004026) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/112515709/123796512) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.