Lesser white-toothed shrew

Lesser white-toothed shrew
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species:
C. suaveolens
Binomial name
Crocidura suaveolens
(Pallas, 1811)
Lesser white-toothed shrew range

The lesser white-toothed shrew[2] (Crocidura suaveolens) is a small species of shrew with a widespread distribution in Africa, Asia and Europe.[3][4] Its preferred habitat is scrub and gardens and it feeds on insects, arachnids, worms, gastropods, newts and small rodents, though its diet usually varies according to the biotope where it lives.[5] The closely related Asian lesser white-toothed shrew (Crocidura shantungensis) was once included in this species, but is now considered to be a separate species.

Like the common shrew, a female lesser white-toothed shrew and her young may form a "caravan" when foraging for food or seeking a place of safety; each shrew grips the tail of the shrew in front so that the group stays together.[3]

  1. ^ Palomo, L.; Kryêtufek, B.; Amori, G.; Hutterer, R. (2016). "Crocidura suaveolens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T29656A22296429. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T29656A22296429.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  3. ^ a b "Lesser white-toothed shrew". ARKive. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  4. ^ Harris, S; Yalden, D. W. Mammals of the British Isles. The Mammal Society.
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