Crocidura gueldenstaedtii
(Pallas, 1811)
Güldenstädt's White-toothed Shrew
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Eulipotyphla |
| Suborder | : Erinaceota |
| Family | : Soricidae |
| Subfamily | : Crocidurinae |
| Genus | : Crocidura |
Species status
Authority citation
Pallas, P.S. 1811. Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica. Volumen Primum. In officina Caes. Academiae Scientiarum impress., Saint Petersburg, 568 pp.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29114065Original name as described
Sorex Güldenstaedtii
Other common names
Güldenstädt's Shrew
Type locality
Dusheti (near Tbilisi), Georgia.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
Russia · Georgia · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Turkey · Iran · Syria · Iraq · Lebanon · Israel · Palestine · Jordan · Egypt · Saudi Arabia? · Greece? · France? · Spain?
Taxonomy notes
split from C. suaveolens and previously included C. fimbriata (previously known as mimula), C. cypria, and C. iculisma; the name portali from Israel may represent a distinct species as well but is tentatively retained under C. gueldenstaedtii here
Taxonomy notes citation
Bannikova, A. A., Lebedev, V. S., Kramerov, D. A., & Zaitsev, M. V. (2006). Phylogeny and systematics of the Crocidura suaveolens species group: corroboration and controversy between nuclear and mitochondrial DNA markers. Mammalia, 70(1-2), 106-119. · Turni, H., Hutterer, R. and Asher, R.J. 2007. Type specimens of "insectivoran" mammals at the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Zootaxa 1470(1):1-33. · İbiş, O., Koepfli, K. P., Özcan, S., & Tez, C. (2022). Whole mitogenomes of Turkish white-toothed shrews, genus Crocidura (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae), with new insights into the phylogenetic positions of Crocidura leucodon and the Crocidura suaveolens group. Organisms Diversity & Evolution, 1-21. · Gritsyshin, V.A., Lisenkova, A.A., Speranskaya, A.S., Artyushin, I.V., Sheftel, B.I., Лебедев, В.С. and Bannikova, A.A. 2023. Multilocus analysis of phylogenetic relationships in the _Crocidura suaveolens_ sensu lato species complex: A comparison with mitochondrial data. Doklady Biological Sciences 509(1):128-134. doi:10.1134/S0012496623700308 · Domínguez‐García, Á. C., Álvarez‐Vena, A., Laplana, C., Sevilla, P., Román, J., Bisbal‐Chinesta, J. F., ... & Benítez De Lugo Enrich, L. (2024). Holocene biogeography of the southwestern European white‐toothed shrew (Crocidura iculisma, Eulipotyphla) through its fossil record. Mammal Review. · Mahmoudi, A., Shad, H. H., & Kryštufek, B. (2025). White-toothed shrew (genus Crocidura) diversity in Iran: Molecular evidence and taxonomic implications. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 314, 149-158.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
Species Permalink
https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003905Country distribution map
The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.
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.
Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.