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The greater white-toothed shrew (Crocidura russula) is a small insectivorous mammal [3] found in Europe and North Africa.. It is the most common of the white-toothed shrews. This species is found along the Mediterranean, Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, Germany and Portugal; [4] in addition, the Osorio shrew of the Canary island of Gran Canaria, originally described as a separate species ...
The white-toothed shrews or Crocidurinae are one of three subfamilies of the shrew family Soricidae. The outer layer of these shrews' teeth is white, unlike that of the red-toothed shrews which possess iron -reinforced enamel .
Chinese white-toothed shrew (C. rapax) Egyptian pygmy shrew (C. religiosa) Sulawesi white-handed shrew (C. rhoditis) Roosevelt's shrew (C. roosevelti) Greater white-toothed shrew (C. russula) Sa Pa shrew (C. sapaensis) [12] Ugandan lowland shrew (C. selina) Lesser rock shrew (C. serezkyensis) Asian lesser white-toothed shrew (C. shantungensis)
Greater white-toothed shrew (Crocidura russula). Crocidurinae is a subfamily of small mammals in the shrew family Soricidae, which in turn is part of the order Eulipotyphla.A member of this family is called a crocidurine, or a white-toothed shrew.
Greater white-toothed shrew. The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout bodied burrowers. Family: Soricidae (shrews) Subfamily: Crocidurinae. Genus: Crocidura. Greater white-toothed shrew, Crocidura russula LC; Whitaker's shrew, Crocidura whitakeri LC
C. rapax (Chinese white-toothed shrew) C. religiosa (Egyptian pygmy shrew) C. rhoditis (Sulawesi white-handed shrew) C. roosevelti (Roosevelt's shrew) C. russula (Greater white-toothed shrew) C. sapaensis (Sa Pa shrew) C. selina (Ugandan lowland shrew) C. serezkyensis (Lesser rock shrew) C. shantungensis (Asian lesser white-toothed shrew)
All shrews are tiny, most no larger than a mouse. The largest species is the Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus) of tropical Asia, which is about 15 cm (6 in) long and weighs around 100 g (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 oz) [2] The Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus), at about 3.5 cm (1 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) and 1.8 grams (28 grains), is the smallest known living terrestrial mammal.
The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout bodied burrowers. Family: Soricidae (shrews) Subfamily: Crocidurinae. Genus: Crocidura. Mauritanian shrew, C. lusitania LC; Greater white-toothed shrew, C. russula LC; Saharan shrew, C. tarfayensis DD