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In this paper we describe new or additional records of four species of
shrews (Soricidae), nine species of bats (Hipposideridae, Vespertilio
nidae, Molossidae), and one species of rodent (Muridae) from Ghana. Th
ese records add to our knowledge of the distribution of small mammals
in Ghana especially those occurring on the Accra Plains. A zoogeograph
ic explanation for these distributional data is sought in the context
of the Dahomey Gap phenomenon.