Crocidura luna

Dollman, 1910

Moonshine White-toothed Shrew

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Laurasiatheria
Order: Eulipotyphla
Suborder: Erinaceota
Superfamily: Soricoidea
Family: Soricidae
Subfamily: Crocidurinae
Genus: Crocidura

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Dollman, G. 1910-02-01. On a collection of mammals made by Mr. S. A. Neave, during his expedition in Northern Rhodesia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)5(26):173-181.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094596

Original name as described

Crocidura luna

Other common names

Greater Gray-brown Musk Shrew · Moonshine Shrew

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1909.1.3.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cd11ff57-ec9d-44b6-94e4-7a3e1a4c84c3

Type locality

"Bunkeya River, Shaba Province, " DR Congo.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Burundi · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Kenya · Malawi · Mozambique · Rwanda · Tanzania · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003935

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 8 names and synonyms.

Crocidura electa

Dollman, 1910

Family

Soricidae

Root name

electa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.12.4.15

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Kamtoby, south of Lake Tanganyika. Altitude 4500 feet.

Type locality

Zambia.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6cb065a6-c386-40fc-8e70-fa3a40f5599b

Authority page

175

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094596

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Dollman (1910:175, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094596) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10071)
Dollman (1915:514, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256084) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19667)
Allen (1939:34, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782064) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Crocidura luna

Dollman, 1910

Family

Soricidae

Root name

luna

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.1.3.3

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Bunkeya River, Katanga, Congo, altitude 3100 feet

Type locality

Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cd11ff57-ec9d-44b6-94e4-7a3e1a4c84c3

Authority page

175

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094596

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Dollman (1910:175, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094596) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10071)
Dollman (1915:514, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256084) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19667)
Allen (1939:39, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782069) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Lundholm (1955:281) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17630)
Corbet & Hill (1980:29) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:34) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Hutterer (1993:88) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65737)
Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
Happold & Happold (2013:99) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41331) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:508) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41331) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003935) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41331/115178646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Crocidura fumosa schistacea

Osgood, 1910

Family

Soricidae

Root name

schistacea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:16884

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Lukenya Mountain, British East Africa

Type locality

Kenya: 0°42′39″S, 38°2′32″E.

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=54a969e9-2c8c-4a75-8519-745975ee88c3

Authority page

20

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4462181

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

Osgood (1910:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4462181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10414)
Dollman (1915:510, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256080) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19667)
Allen (1939:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782065) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Crocidura fumosa johnstoni

Dollman, 1915

Family

Soricidae

Root name

johnstoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1893.5.2.47

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Chiromo, Nyasaland

Type locality

Malawi.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0181b2a1-d00f-43a8-9974-954679428af5

Authority page

510

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256080

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Dollman (1915:510, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256080) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19667)
Allen (1939:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782065) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Crocidura luna umbrosa

Dollman, 1915

Family

Soricidae

Root name

umbrosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.12.9.3

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Machakos, B.E.A.

Type locality

Kenya: 1°31′16″S, 37°15′58″E.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e7774038-7bfd-456e-91ad-e9c3f2727a05

Authority page

514

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256084

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Dollman (1915:514, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256084) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19667)
Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Crocidura luna inyangai

Lundholm, 1955

Family

Soricidae

Root name

inyangai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 10514

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Nyamaziwa Falls, S. Rhodesia

Type locality

Zimbabwe.

Authority page

281

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Lundholm (1955:281) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17630)
Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Crocidura cyanea electa:

Hayman, 1963

Family

Soricidae

Root name

electa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

91

Authority publication

Publicações culturais, Companhia de Diamantes de Angola

Name usages

Hayman (1963:91) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68592)

Crocidura luna garambae

Heim de Balsac & Verschuren, 1968

Family

Soricidae

Root name

garambae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

proche du Camp de la Garamba

Type locality

Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Authority page

29, 31

Authority publication

Kinshasa

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

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