Crocidura smithii

O. Thomas, 1895

Desert 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

Thomas, O. 1895-06-28. Descriptions of five new African shrews. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)16(91):51-55.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25122531

Original name as described

Crocidura (Croc.) smithii

Other common names

Desert Musk Shrew · Desert Shrew

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1896.8.1.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/300dc57c-ae81-4835-aecf-e67913e5f099

Type locality

Finik, Webi Shebeli, Ethiopia.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Ethiopia · Senegal · Somalia?

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004006

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 (Croc.) smithii

O. Thomas, 1895

Family

Soricidae

Root name

smithii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1896.8.1.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/300dc57c-ae81-4835-aecf-e67913e5f099

Authority page

51

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25122531

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:82) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  3. Happold & Happold (2013:132) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004006) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41358/115181556) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Crocidura smithii debalsaci

Hutterer, 1981

Family

Soricidae

Root name

debalsaci

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1980-525

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1980-525

Authority page

390

Authority publication

Mammalia

Name usages

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

Crocidura smithi

Lydekker, 1896

Family

Soricidae

Root name

smithi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

262

Authority publication

Cambridge

Name usages

  1. Dollman (1915:513, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256083) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19667)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:521) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Crocidura smithii smithii

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Soricidae

Root name

smithii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Crocidura smithi debalsaci

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Soricidae

Root name

debalsaci

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

521

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:521) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Crocidura smithi smithii

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Soricidae

Root name

smithii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

521

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:521) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

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