North African white-toothed shrew

The North African white-toothed shrew (Crocidura pachyura or Crocidura ichnusae) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found on the islands of Ibiza, Sardinia, and Pantelleria in the Mediterranean Sea, in northern Algeria, and in northern Tunisia.

North African white-toothed shrew

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species:
C. pachyura
Binomial name
Crocidura pachyura
Küster, 1835
North African white-toothed shrew range

References

  1. Amori, G.; Hutterer, R.; Kryštufek, B.; Yigit, N.; Mitsain, G. & Palomo, L.J. (2008). "Crocidura pachyura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T40623A10342892. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T40623A10342892.en.


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