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Crocidura susiana Redding & D. M. Lay, 1978

Iranian White-toothed Shrew

Authority citation: Redding, R.W. and Lay, D.M. 1978. Description of a new species of shrew of the genus Crocidura (Mammalia: Insectivora: Soricidae) from southwestern Iran. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 43:306-310.

Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45539936

Original name as described: Crocidura susiana

Nominal names: susiana Redding & D. M. Lay, 1978

Other common names: Iranian Shrew|Susiana Shrew


Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Eulipotyphla -- Family: Soricidae -- Subfamily: Crocidurinae

Type specimen voucher catalogue number: UMMZ 120206

Type locality: 8 km SSW of Dezful (32°19'N, 48°21'E), Khuzestan Province, Iran.

Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Iran (IRN)

Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status:


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