Sicilian Shrew

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Sicilian Shrew^[1]

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Soricomorpha
Family:	Soricidae
Genus:	Crocidura
Species:	C. sicula

Binomial name

Crocidura sicula
Miller, 1900

The Sicilian Shrew (Crocidura sicula) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is found in Sicily (Italy) and Gozo (Malta). Its natural habitat is temperate shrubland.

1 Subspecies
2 See also
3 References

[edit] Subspecies

Four subspecies of the Sicilian Shrew are found:

[edit] Crocidura sicula ssp. calypso

The species that is found on the island of Gozo (part of Malta) has recently been defined as a different subspecies ^[3].

[edit] Crocidura sicula ssp. sicula

This subspecies is native to the island of Sicily ^[3].

[edit] Crocidura sicula ssp. aegatensis

This subspecies is found only on the Aegadian Islands ^[3].

[edit] Crocidura sicula ssp. esuae

This subspecies is known as fossil form from the Middle Pleistocene of Sicily.

[edit] See also

Endemic Maltese wildlife

[edit] References

^ Hutterer, Rainer (2005-11-16). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, {{{pages}}}. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
^ Insectivore Specialist Group (1996 title = Crocidura sicula). {{{title}}}. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-07-30.
^ ^a ^b ^c http://www.geog.plym.ac.uk/malta/Eco1.htm

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