Sicilian shrew
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.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Crocidura |
| Species: | C. sicula |
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| Crocidura sicula Miller, 1900 | |
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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. 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". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T29655A2791535. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T29655A2791535.en.
- "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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