Crocidura religiosa
(I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1826)
Egyptian Pygmy 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
Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É. (1826) Communication faite à l'Académie royale des Sciences, dans sa séance du 9 janvier 1826. In: Passalacqua, J. (Ed.), Catalogue raisonné et historique des Antiquités découvertes en Égypte. La Galerie d'Antiquités Égyptiennes, Paris, pp. 231–236. [Incorrect citation:] Mem. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, vol. 15, 128
Original name as described
Sorex religiosus
Other common names
Egyptian Pygmy Shrew · Sacred Shrew
Type material
ÄM 690
Type kind
lectotype
Type locality
"Egypt, Qena Governorate, near Thebes, western bank of the Nile River, necropolis Dra' Abu el-Naga' (25°44'07"N, 32°37'14"E), tomb of Queen Mentuhotep. The exact source of the preserved specimen is unknown, but presumed to be from the vicinity of Thebes."
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
Egypt
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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