Greater white-toothed shrew

Greater white-toothed shrew[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species:
C. russula
Binomial name
Crocidura russula
(Hermann, 1780)
Greater white-toothed shrew range

The greater white-toothed shrew (Crocidura russula) is a small insectivorous mammal[3] found in Europe and North Africa.

It is the most common of the white-toothed shrews. This species is found along the Mediterranean, Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, Germany and Portugal;[4] in addition, the Osorio shrew of the Canary island of Gran Canaria, originally described as a separate species (Crocidura osorio), was later discovered to be a population of introduced greater white-toothed shrew.[5] Furthermore, a subspecies of the greater white-toothed shrew, Crocidura russula ibicensis, is found on the Mediterranean island of Ibiza.[6] In April 2008, the greater white-toothed shrew was discovered in Ireland as well. Its preferred habitats are grassland and woodland. It is slightly larger than the lesser white-toothed shrew but otherwise very similar and can often be distinguished only by close inspection of its teeth which are unpigmented.[7]

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  5. ^ Molina, O. et al. (2003) "The origin of the Osorian shrew (Crocidura osorio) from Gran Canaria resolved using mtDNA". Italian Journal of Zoology, Volume 70, Issue 2
  6. ^ Antoni Alcover, J., ed. (1988). "Mamífers Actuals". els Mamífers de les Balears. Palma de Mallorca: Editorial Moll. pp. 85–87. ISBN 84-273-0265-7.
  7. ^ Nowak, Ronald, M. (1999). Walker's Mammals of the World. The Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-5789-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)