Crocidura montis Thomas 1906

Crocidura montis Thomas 1906, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 18: 138.

Type Locality: Uganda, "Ruwenzori East, 12,500’ [3809 m]" = Bujongolo, Mubuku Valley, eastern slope of Mt. Ruwenzori.

Vernacular Names: Montane White-toothed Shrew.

Distribution: Montane forest in C and E Africa; Mt. Ruwenzori and Mt. Elgon (Uganda), Kilimanjaro and Mt. Meru (Tanzania), Imatong Mtns (Sudan), Mt. Kenya (Kenya).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Formerly a subspecies of fumosa but see Demeter and Hutterer (1986) and Dippenaar and Meester (1989), who revised the species. Habitat and ecology on Mt. Elgon described by Clausnitzer et al. (2003).