Lesser white-toothed shrew

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iLesser White-toothed Shrew
Conservation status
Least concern (LR/lc)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Insectivora Family: Soricidae Genus: Crocidura Species: C. suaveolens
Binomial name
Crocidura suaveolens (Pallas, 1811)

The lesser white-toothed shrew Crocidura suaveolens is a tiny shrew found in Europe. Its preferred habitat is woodland. A distinct subspecies is the Scilly shrew, found on the Isles of Scilly, to which it is presumed to have been introduced. Unusually for the species, the Scilly shrew forages on beaches.

[edit] References

• Insectivore Specialist Group (1996). Crocidura suaveolens. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern