Greater White-toothed Shrew

La Crocidure aranivore, Musaraigne musette ou Crocidure commune (Crocidura russula) est un insectivore de la famille des Soricidae. Elle est aussi appelée Crocidure aranivore musette, Crocidure aranivore des sables, Leucode aranivore, Crocidure musette ou Musette des sables. Morphologie La Crocidure aranivore est un animal allongé à la tête fine au museau pointu.

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.

Crocidura russula es una especie de mamífero soricomorfo de la familia Soricidae endémica de África y Europa. Descripción física Es un crocidurino de mediana talla, cola relativamente corta, de 34 a 47 mm, cuerpo de 62 a 84 mm y de 7 a 14 gramos. Los ojos son pequeños con los pabellones auditivos muy visibles y bien desarrollados.