Greater White-toothed Shrew
Crocidura russula
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 744
- Most observed in
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The greater white-toothed shrew (Crocidura russula) is a small insectivorous mammal 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; in addition, the Osorio shrew of the Canary island of Gran Canaria, originally described as a separate species (Crocidura osorio), was later discovered to be a population of introduced greater white-toothed shrew.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Greater white-toothed shrew”.