Authority citation: Dollman, G. 1915-05-01. On the African shrews belonging to the genus Crocidura. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)15(89):507-527.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256084
Original name as described: Crocidura foxi
Nominal names: foxi Dollman, 1915 | tephra Setzer, 1956
Other common names: Fox's Shrew
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Eulipotyphla -- Family: Soricidae -- Subfamily: Crocidurinae
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: BMNH:Mamm:1911.3.24.7
Type locality: Panyam, Nigeria.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Senegal (SEN) | Gambia | Guinea-Bissau? | Guinea (GIN) | Mali (MLI) | Cote d'Ivoire | Burkina Faso (BFA) | Ghana (GHA) | Togo (TGO) | Benin (BEN) | Nigeria (NGA) | Cameroon (CMR) | Chad (TCD) | Central African Republic (CAF) | South Sudan (SSD)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
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