Crocidura crossei Thomas 1895

Crocidura crossei Thomas 1895, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 16: 53.

Type Locality: Nigeria, "Asaba, 150 mi. [241 km] up the Niger River".

Vernacular Names: Crosse's Shrew.

Synonyms: Crocidura ingoldbyi Heim de Balsac 1956 .

Distribution: Lowland forest from Guinea to W Cameroon.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Formerly included ebriensis and jouvenetae; see Heim de Balsac and Meester (1977). C. crossei occurs almost sympatrically with C. jouvenetae from Guinea to Côte d’Ivoire.