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.

Sicilian shrew[1]
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
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

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

• Endemic Maltese wildlife

References

1. 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.
2. Giovanni Amori (2016). "Crocidura sicula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T29655A2791535. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T29655A2791535.en.
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.