Cretan shrew
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| Cretan shrew | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Soricomorpha |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Crocidura |
| Species: | C. zimmermanni |
| Binomial name | |
| Crocidura zimmermanni Wettstein, 1953 | |
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| Cretan shrew range | |
The Cretan shrew (Crocidura zimmermanni) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is endemic and exclusive to the island of Crete, Greece. Its natural habitat is temperate shrubland, and is threatened by habitat loss. On Crete it is found in the mountainous highlands, having been displaced from lower altitudes by the lesser white-toothed shrew (Crocidura suaveolens) which has taken over the ecological niche.
Source
- Vohralík, V. (2008). "Crocidura zimmermanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
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