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/25122531Original 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-e67913e5f099Type locality
Finik, Webi Shebeli, Ethiopia.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Ethiopia · Senegal · Somalia?
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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