Crocidura usambarae Dippenaar 1980

Crocidura usambarae Dippenaar 1980, Ann. Transvaal Mus., 32: 128.

Type Locality: Tanzania, Western Usambara Mtns, Shume, 16 mi. (26 km) N. Lushoto.

Vernacular Names: Usambara Shrew.

Distribution: Western and Eastern Usambara Mtns and South Pare Mountains, NE Tanzania. perhaps also Ngozi Crater, SW Tanzania (Stanley et al., 1996, 2000 b).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Dippenaar (1980:126) included the species into the monax group. A skin recorded by this author from the Poroto Mtns (S Tanzania) may belong to a different species.