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Crocidura canariensis

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Soricomorpha
Familia: Soricidae
Subfamilia: Crocidurinae
Genus: Crocidura
Species: Crocidura canariensis

Name

Crocidura canariensis (Hutterer, Lopez-Jurado & Voch, 1987)

Type Locality: Tiscaminita, Canary Islands

References

* Crocidura canariensis in Mammal Species of the World.
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* IUCN link: Crocidura canariensis (Hutterer, Lopez-Jurado & Voch, 1987) (Endangered)


Vernacular names
English: Canarian Shrew
Español: Musaraña de Canarias

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The Canarian Shrew (Crocidura canariensis) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is endemic to the Canary Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

1. ^ a b Hutterer, R. (2004). Crocidura canariensis. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2007. Retrieved on 2007-07-30.

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