Crocidura sicula

G. S. Miller, 1901

Sicilian 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. 1901-04-25. Five new shrews from Europe. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 14:41-45.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3793026

Original name as described

Crocidura sicula

Other common names

Sicilian Shrew

Type material

USNM:MAMM:103301

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33c6a497b-fc1d-43af-a617-d34438daa4df

Type locality

Palermo, Sicilia, Italy.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Italy · Malta

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004004

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 esui

Kotsakis, 1984

Family

Soricidae

Root name

esui

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MPUR/N.S.35/1/1

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

51

Authority publication

Geologica Romana

Crocidura sicula

G. S. Miller, 1901

Family

Soricidae

Root name

sicula

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:103301

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33c6a497b-fc1d-43af-a617-d34438daa4df

Authority page

41

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3793026

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #29655) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:507) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #29655) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004004) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/29655/2791535) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Crocidura caudata

G. S. Miller, 1901

Family

Soricidae

Root name

caudata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:103302

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37df47b04-9851-4577-bcda-34ad9352f76a

Authority page

42

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3793027

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Crocidura sicula aegatensis

Hutterer, 1991

Family

Soricidae

Root name

aegatensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZFMK:Mamm:1989.392

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

247

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44793769

Authority publication

Bonner zoologische Beiträge

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:507) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Crocidura sicula calypso

Hutterer, 1991

Family

Soricidae

Root name

calypso

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZFMK:Mamm:1989.418

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

247

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44793769

Authority publication

Bonner zoologische Beiträge

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:507) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Crocidura sicula esuae

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Soricidae

Root name

esuae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Crocidura sicula sicula

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Soricidae

Root name

sicula

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:507) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Crocidura esuae

Hutterer, 1990

Family

Soricidae

Root name

esuae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

215

Authority publication

Vie et Milieu

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