Crocidura fulvastra Sundevall 1842

Crocidura fulvastra Sundevall 1842, K. Svenska Vet.-Akad. Handl. Stockholm, 1842: 172.

Type Locality: Sudan, Bahr el Abiad.

Vernacular Names: Savanna Shrew.

Synonyms: Crocidura arethusa Dollman 1915; Crocidura beta Dollman 1915; Crocidura diana Dollman 1915; Crocidura fulvaster Sundevall 1843; Crocidura macrodon Dobson 1980; Crocidura marrensis Thomas and Hinton 1923; Crocidura sericeus Sundevall 1843; Crocidura strauchii Dobson 1890 .

Distribution: Sudan savanna from Kenya to Mali.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Gureev (1979) listed beta as a distinct species without comment. For synonyms see Hutterer (1984), Hutterer and Kock (1983) and Hutterer and Happold (1983).