Güldenstädt's shrew
Güldenstädt's shrew (Crocidura gueldenstaedtii) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the lesser white-toothed shrew (C. suaveolens), but more recent studies support it being a distinct species.[2][3] It is named after Johann Anton Güldenstädt.
| Güldenstädt's shrew | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Crocidura |
| Species: | C. gueldenstaedtii |
| Binomial name | |
| Crocidura gueldenstaedtii (Pallas, 1811) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Crocidura suaveolens gueldenstaedtii | |
It has a wide range throughout Europe, from Spain west to Russia, and south through the Caucasus to the Middle East, as far south as the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. Mummified shrews from the beginning of the Ptolemaic Period at Quesna, Egypt, have also been identified to this species, indicating that it once occurred in the Nile Delta, where it no longer does, supporting a moister regional environment at the time.[4]
It contains several subspecies from western Europe and the island of Cyprus that may represent distinct species of their own.[4]
References edit
- ^ Kryštufek, B. & Gazzard, A. (2023). "Crocidura gueldenstaedtii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T29653A221737608. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T29653A221737608.en. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Crocidura gueldenstaedtii (Pallas, 1811)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ Bannikova, Anna A.; Lebedev, Vladimir S.; Kramerov, Dmitri A.; Zaitsev, Mikhail V. (2006-02-01). "Phylogeny and systematics of the Crocidura suaveolens species group: corroboration and controversy between nuclear and mitochondrial DNA markers / Phylogénie et systématique du groupe d'espèces Crocidura suaveolens: coordination et contradiction des marqueurs nucléaire et mitochondriaux de l'ADN". Mammalia. 70 (1–2): 106–119. doi:10.1515/MAMM.2006.011. ISSN 1864-1547. S2CID 201120408.
- ^ a b Woodman, Neal; Ikram, Salima; Rowland, Joanne (2021-04-07). "A new addition to the embalmed fauna of ancient Egypt: Güldenstaedt's White-toothed Shrew, Crocidura gueldenstaedtii (Pallas, 1811) (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Soricidae)". PLOS ONE. 16 (4): e0249377. Bibcode:2021PLoSO..1649377W. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0249377. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 8026016. PMID 33826664.