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Greater white-toothed shrew

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iGreater White-toothed Shrew
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Conservation status

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Insectivora
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species: C. russula
Binomial name
Crocidura russula
(Hermann, 1780)

The greater white-toothed shrew Crocidura russula is a small shrew found in Europe and North Africa. Its preferred habitat are grassland and woodland. It is slightly larger than the lesser white-toothed shrew but otherwise very similar, and can often be distinguished only by close inspection of its teeth.

[edit] References

  • Hutterer (2004). Crocidura russula. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 05 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
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