Authority citation: Kuroda, N. 1924-09-03. On new mammals from the Riu Kiu Islands and the vicinity. Published by the author, Tokyo, 14 pp.
Original name as described: Crocidura watasei
Nominal names: watasei Kuroda, 1924
Other common names: Lesser Ryukyu Shrew|Watase's Shrew
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Eulipotyphla -- Family: Soricidae -- Subfamily: Crocidurinae
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: Kuroda collection 741
Type locality: Komi, Amami Ōshima [Island], Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Japan (JPN)
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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