Crocidura allex Osgood 1910

Crocidura allex Osgood 1910, Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 10 (3): 20.

Type Locality: Kenya, "Naivasha, British East Africa ".

Vernacular Names: East African Highland Shrew.

Synonyms: Crocidura alpina Heller 1910; Crocidura zinki Heim de Balsac 1957 .

Distribution: Higlands of SW Kenya; Mt. Kilimanjaro, Meru and Ngorogoro, N Tanzania.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Gureev (1979) listed alpina as a distinct species without comment. Common in the afro-alpine zone at 3500 m on Mt. Kilimanjaro (Shore and Garbett, 1991). For synonyms see Heim de Balsac and Meester (1977).