Crocidura suahelae Heller, 1912 . Smithson. Misc. Coll., 60(12):6.

TYPE LOCALITY: Kenya, Mazeras .

DISTRIBUTION: Mazeras (Kenya); Bagamoya (Tanzania); perhaps Bangui (Central African Republic).

COMMENT: This species has been included in hirta; see Allen, 1939:38; but is considered a species by Heim de Balsac and Meester, 1977, Part 1:24.