Crocidura zimmermanni

von Wettstein, 1953

Cretan 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

Wettstein, O. von. 1953-02-19. Die Insectivora von Kreta. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 17:4-12.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45433928

Original name as described

Crocidura russula zimmermanni

Other common names

Cretan Shrew

Type material

NMW 5510

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Nida Plateau, Ida Mountains, Crete, Greece.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Greece

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004043

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 russula zimmermanni

von Wettstein, 1953

Family

Soricidae

Root name

zimmermanni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMW 5510

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

12

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45433928

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Crocidura zimmermanni

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Soricidae

Root name

zimmermanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5588) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:507) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5588) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004043) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5588/90818329) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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