Crocidura nicobarica

G. S. Miller, 1902

Nicobar 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/15782658

Original name as described

Crocidura nicobarica

Other common names

Nicobar Shrew · Nicobar White-tailed Shrew

Type material

USNM:MAMM:111788

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/381950150-343b-4af4-bea1-a6c03a58a2cb

Type locality

"Great Nicobar Island," Nicobar Islands, India."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003963

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 nicobarica

G. S. Miller, 1902

Family

Soricidae

Root name

nicobarica

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:111788

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/381950150-343b-4af4-bea1-a6c03a58a2cb

Authority page

776

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15782658

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:79) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5610) (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 #5610) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003963) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5610/115077236) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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