Crocidura crenata Brosset, Dubost, and Heim de Balsac 1965

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Soricomorpha, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 220-311 : 228

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scientific name	Crocidura crenata Brosset, Dubost, and Heim de Balsac 1965
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Crocidura crenata Brosset, Dubost, and Heim de Balsac 1965 View in CoL

Crocidura crenata Brosset, Dubost, and Heim de Balsac 1965 View in CoL , Mammalia, 29: 268.

Type Locality: Gabon, Belinga.

Vernacular Names: Long-footed Shrew.

Distribution: High forest in S Cameroon, N Gabon, and E Dem. Rep. Congo.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: The specific epithet obviously was choosen because the species has extremily long feet and tail; Brosset (1988) observed that they aid in jumping rather than climbing.