Crocidurinae Milne-Edwards 1872 Crocidurinae Milne-Edwards 1872, Rech. Hist. Nat. Mammiferes: 256. Synonyms: Scutisoricinae Allen 1917. Genera: 9 genera with 210 species: Genus Crocidura Wagler 1832 (172 species with 56 subspecies) Genus Diplomesodon Brandt 1852 (1 species) Genus Feroculus Kelaart 1852 (1 species) Genus Paracrocidura Heim de Balsac 1956 (3 species) Genus Ruwenzorisorex Hutterer 1986 (1 species) Genus Scutisorex Thomas 1913 (1 species) Genus Solisorex Thomas 1924 (1 species) Genus Suncus Ehrenberg 1832 (18 species with 2 subspecies) Genus Sylvisorex Thomas 1904 (12 species with 4 subspecies) Discussion: Previously included Congosorex, Myosorex and Surdisorex, which have been shifted into subfamily Myosoricinae based on anatomical and genetical evidence (Hutterer et al., 2002 b; Maddalena and Bronner, 1992; Querouil et al., 2001).

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Soricomorpha, pp. 220-311 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 224, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519