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 | |
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| 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
This subspecies is native to the island of Sicily.[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.
- ↑ Insectivore Specialist Group (1996). "Crocidura sicula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2006. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2007-07-30.
- 1 2 3 http://www.geog.plym.ac.uk/malta/Eco1.htm
- Sarà M. & Vitturi R. "Crocidura populations (Mammalia, Soricidae) from the sicilian–maltese insular area" (PDF). Hystrix, 1996; 8 (1–2): 121–132.
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