Suncus etruscus

(Savi, 1822)

Etruscan Shrew

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Eulipotyphla
Suborder : Erinaceota
Family : Soricidae
Subfamily : Crocidurinae
Genus : Suncus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Nuovo Giorn. de Letterati, Pisa, vol. 1, 60

Authority publication link

https://books.google.com/books?id=45QEAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA1-PA60

Original name as described

Sorex etruscus

Other common names

Common Dwarf Shrew · Etruscan Dwarf Shrew · Pygmy White-toothed Shrew · Savi's Pygmy Shrew

Type material

ZFMK:Mamm:1978.513, ZFMK:Mamm:1978.514, ZMB 3540, ZMB 15111, ZMB 15112

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

Pisa, Italy.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Afrotropic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

Morocco · Algeria · Tunisia · Libya · Egypt · Malta · Portugal · Spain · France · Italy · Slovenia · Croatia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Montenegro · Albania · Greece · North Macedonia · Bulgaria · Turkey · Cyprus · Syria · Lebanon · Israel · Palestine · Jordan · Yemen · Oman · Bahrain · Georgia · Azerbaijan · Armenia? · Iraq · Iran · Kuwait? · Turkmenistan · Uzbekistan · Tajikistan · Afghanistan · Pakistan · India · Nepal · Bhutan · Sri Lanka · Bangladesh · China · Myanmar · Vietnam · Laos · Thailand · Malaysia · Brunei? · Indonesia?

Taxonomy notes

includes madagascariensis; previously included the name pachyurus (Küster, 1835), which is now the senior synonym of Crocidura ichnusae (now C. pachyura)

Taxonomy notes citation

Turni, H., Hutterer, R., & Asher, R. (2007). Type specimens of "insectivoran" mammals at the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Zootaxa, 1470(1), 1-33. · Omar, H., Adamson, E.A.S., Bhassu, S., Goodman, S.M., Soarimalala, V., Hashim, R., Ruedi, M. 2011. Phylogenetic relationships of Malayan and Malagasy pygmy shrews of the genus Suncus (Soricomorpha: Soricidae) inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome b gene sequences. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 59(2): 237-243.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004057

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Sorex madagascariensis

(Coquerel, 1848)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

madagascariensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-2011-16 (= MNHN ? 96)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/2011-16

Authority page

194

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14490973

Authority publication

Annales des sciences naturelles

Crocidura (Pachyura) coquerelii

(Trouessart, 1880)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

coquerelii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

86

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9629315

Authority publication

Notes from the Leyden Museum

Name usages

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

Sorex etruscus

(Savi, 1822)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

etruscus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZFMK:Mamm:1978.513, ZFMK:Mamm:1978.514, ZMB 3540, ZMB 15111, ZMB 15112

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

60

Authority page URI

https://books.google.com/books?id=45QEAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA1-PA60

Authority publication

Nuovo Giornale de' Letterati, Pisa

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:118, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207586) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1836:230, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62814913) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61467)
  3. Smith (1842:146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)

Crocidura nanula

(Stroganov, 1941)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

nanulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 20484

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

272

Authority publication

Доклады Академии наук СССР

Name usages

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

Suncus etruscus bactrianus

Stroganov, 1958

Family

Soricidae

Root name

bactrianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 45062

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

123

Authority publication

Izv. Sib. otd. AN SSSR

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:460) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Crocidura (Pachyura) travancorensis

(J. Anderson, 1877)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

travancorensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 15517

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

275

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35548361

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

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

Sorex micronyx

(E. Blyth, 1855)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

micronyx

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 15518

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

33

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40268321

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1863:85, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534766) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Sorex atratus

(E. Blyth, 1855)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

atratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 15519

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

34

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40268322

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1863:85, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534766) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Sorex nudipes

(E. Blyth, 1855)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

nudipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 15553

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

34

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40268322

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1863:84, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534765) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Pachyura assamensis

(J. Anderson, 1873)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

assamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

234

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28504455

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Pachyura Etrusca

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

etrusca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

91

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:91) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Crocidura etrusca

(Crespon, 1844)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

etrusca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

34

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52795634

Authority publication

Nîmes

Name usages

Crespon (1844:34, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52795634) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38970)

Suncus etruscus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Soricidae

Root name

etruscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

31

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:303) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Happold & Happold (2013:174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #29671) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:460) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #29671) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004057) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/90389138/22288134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Suncus madagascariensis

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Soricidae

Root name

madagascariensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

perrotteti

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Soricidae

Root name

perrotteti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

258

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Hutterer (2005:258) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Suncus etruscus etruscus

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Soricidae

Root name

etruscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

460

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:460) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Suncus etruscus madagascariensis

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Soricidae

Root name

madagascariensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

460

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:460) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Suncus etruscus micronyx

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Soricidae

Root name

micronyx

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

460

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:460) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Suncus etruscus nanula

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Soricidae

Root name

nanula

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

460

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:460) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Suncus etruscus nudipes

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Soricidae

Root name

nudipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

460

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:460) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Suncus etruscus perrottetti

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Soricidae

Root name

perrottetti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

460

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:460) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex Hodgsoni

(E. Blyth, 1863)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

hodgsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

85

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534766

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

Blyth (1863:85, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534766) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Sorex Perrottetii

(Duvernoy, 1842)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

perrottetii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

29

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40202795

Authority publication

Magasin de zoologie

Sorex Pygmæus

(Hodgson, 1844)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

pygmaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum · preoccupied

Authority page

288

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46405523

Authority publication

Calcutta Journal of Natural History

Sorex pygmaeus

(Hodgson, 1845)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

pygmaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

270

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2248549

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Galemys (Pachyura) Perroteti

(A. Pomel, 1848)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

perroteti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

249

Authority publication

Archives des sciences physiques et naturelles

Sorex Hodgsonii

(E. Blyth, 1855)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

hodgsonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

34

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40268322

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Sorex melanodon

(E. Blyth, 1855)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

melanodon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

33

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40268321

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

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

Crocidura suaveolens

(J. H. Blasius, 1857)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

suaveolens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

147

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14958719

Authority publication

Braunschweig

Name usages

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

Sorex hodgsoni

(Jerdon, 1867)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

hodgsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

57

Authority publication

Roorkee

Name usages

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

Crocidura (Pachyura) macrotis

(J. Anderson, 1877)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

macrotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

271

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35548357

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

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

Crocidura (Pachyura) nilgirica

(J. Anderson, 1877)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

nilgiricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

274

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35548360

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

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

Crocidura (Pachyura) nitidofulva

(J. Anderson, 1877)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

nitidofulvus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

272

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35548358

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

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

Crocidura (Pachyura) pygmaeoides

(J. Anderson, 1877)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

pygmaeoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

279

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35548365

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

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

Podihik kura

(Deraniyagala, 1958)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

kura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

5

Authority publication

Colombo

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:89) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Podihik dura

(Conisbee, 1964)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

dura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

474

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

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