Crocidura maquassiensis Roberts 1946

Crocidura maquassiensis Roberts 1946, Ann. Transvaal Mus., 20: 312.

Type Locality: South Africa, Northwest Prov., Maquassi, Klipkuil.

Vernacular Names: Makwassie Musk Shrew.

Synonyms: Crocidura malani Lundholm 1955 .

Distribution: Mpumalanga Prov. and Northwest Prov. (South Africa); Nyamaziwa Falls, and Matopo Hills (Zimbabwe).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Includes malani; and may be related to pitmani; see Meester (1963) and Meester et al. (1986). Geometrics of the mandible distinguish this species and the similar cyanea and silacea (Taylor and Contrafatto, 1997) .