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.[1][2] It is named after Johann Anton Güldenstädt.

Güldenstädt's shrew
Scientific classification Edit this 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.[3]

It contains several subspecies from western Europe and the island of Cyprus that may represent distinct species of their own.[3]

References
  1. "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.


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