Crocidura persica
O. Thomas, 1907
Persian 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
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1907-09-01. On mammals from northern Persia, presented to the National Museum by Col. A. C. Bailward. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)20(117):196-202.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26413439Original name as described
Crocidura leucodon persica
Other common names
Iranian Bicolored Shrew
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1907.7.14.9
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/db9f2752-29fb-42bd-9c3c-92b8526a3582Type locality
"Elburz Mts., near Demavend. Alt. 6500'", Iran.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
Iran · Turkmenistan
Taxonomy notes
split from C. leucodon
Taxonomy notes citation
Mahmoudi, A., Shad, H. H., & Kryštufek, B. (2025). White-toothed shrew (genus Crocidura) diversity in Iran: Molecular evidence and taxonomic implications. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 314, 149-158.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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