Crocidura ansellorum Hutterer and Dippenaar 1987

Crocidura ansellorum Hutterer and Dippenaar 1987, Bonn. Zool. Beitr., Vol. 38: 1.

Type Locality: Zambia, Mwinilunga Distr., Kasombu stream (= Isombu River), 4100 ft. (1250 m).

Vernacular Names: Ansell's Shrew.

Synonyms: Crocidura anselli Hutterer and Dippenaar 1987 .

Distribution: N Zambia.

Conservation: IUCN – Critically Endangered.

Discussion: Known from only two specimens. Species regarded as endemic to the Ikelenge Pedicle, NW Zambia (Cotterill, 2002).