Crocidura andamanensis

G. S. Miller, 1902

Andaman White-toothed Shrew

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Eulipotyphla
Suborder : Erinaceota
Family : Soricidae
Subfamily : Crocidurinae
Genus : Crocidura

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Miller, G.S., Jr. 1902-05-29. The mammals of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 24(1269):751-795.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15782659

Original name as described

Crocidura andamanensis

Other common names

Andaman Shrew

Type material

USNM:MAMM:111825

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/386de7522-a868-486f-a282-bae8802198d0

Type locality

"MacPherson Strait, South Andaman Island," Andaman Islands, India.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003845

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Crocidura andamanensis

G. S. Miller, 1902

Family

Soricidae

Root name

andamanensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:111825

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/386de7522-a868-486f-a282-bae8802198d0

Authority page

777

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15782659

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:69) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5595) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:494) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5595) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003845) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5595/115076487) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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