Crocidura nanilla Thomas, 1909 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 4:99.

TYPE LOCALITY: Uganda, "probably Entebbe" .

DISTRIBUTION: Dry and moist savanna from West Africa (Mauritania) to Kenya and Uganda; perhaps further south.

SYNONYMS: rudolfi.

COMMENTS: Includes rudolfi; see Heim de Balsac and Meester (1977). Often confused with other small species such as fuscomurina and pasha . For a discussion of "small Crocidura ", see Heim de Balsac (1968d).