Sicilian shrew
Sicilian shrew[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Crocidura |
Species: | C. sicula |
Binomial name | |
Crocidura sicula Miller, 1900 | |
Sicilian shrew range |
The Sicilian shrew (Crocidura sicula) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Sicily (Italy) and Gozo (Malta). Its natural habitat is temperate shrubland.
Subspecies
Four subspecies of the Sicilian shrew are found:
Crocidura sicula ssp. calypso
The species that is found on the island of Gozo (part of Malta) has recently been defined as a different subspecies.[3]
Crocidura sicula ssp. sicula
Crocidura sicula ssp. aegatensis
This subspecies is found only on the Aegadian Islands.[3]
Crocidura sicula ssp. esuae
This subspecies is known as fossil form from the Middle Pleistocene of Sicily.
See also
References
- ↑ 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. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Giovanni Amori (2016). "Crocidura sicula". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T29655A2791535. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T29655A2791535.en. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-30.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
- Sarà M. & Vitturi R. "Crocidura populations (Mammalia, Soricidae) from the sicilian–maltese insular area" (PDF). Hystrix, 1996; 8 (1–2): 121–132. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-05-15.
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