Christmas Island Shrew
Crocidura trichura
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Eulipotyphla
- Family
- Soricidae
The Christmas Island shrew (Crocidura trichura), also known as the Christmas Island musk-shrew, is an extinct species of shrew from Christmas Island. It was variously placed as subspecies of the Asian gray shrew (Crocidura attenuata) or the Southeast Asian shrew (Crocidura fuliginosa), but morphological differences and the great distances between the distribution of these species indicate that the Christmas Island shrew was a distinct species. Description The Christmas Island shrew, like other members of the genus Crocidura, is a small short-legged mammal with a distinct pointed muzzle.
Crocidura trichura est une espèce de musaraignes de la famille des Soricidae endémique de l'île Christmas en Australie. L'espèce est déclaré officiellement éteinte par l'UICN en 2025.
La musaraña de la Isla de Navidad (Crocidura trichura) es una especie extinta de musaraña de la familia Soricidae, endémica de la Isla de Navidad (Australia). Los últimos ejemplares se documentaron en 1985. Referencias Enlaces externos BioLib (en inglés) UNEP-WCMC Species Database (enlace roto disponible en Internet Archive; véase el historial, la primera versión y la última).
Distribution
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