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#0165 · 🦊 mammals

South European White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura fimbriata

🦊 Mammals 📍 in Europe, not in NL
South European White-toothed Shrew, photo 1 of 10
1/10 © Katrin Simon · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

Güldenstädt's shrew ( Crocidura gueldenstaedtii ) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the lesser white-toothed shrew ( C. suaveolens ), but more recent studies support it being a distinct species. It is named after Johann Anton Güldenstädt.

base stats

  • NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 469iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

  • No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
  • 469 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.

fact sheet

English
South European White-toothed Shrew
scientific name
Crocidura fimbriata
class
Mammalia
order
Eulipotyphla
family
Soricidae
sightings in NL
0
sightings in Europe
177
sightings worldwide
469
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—

relatives· Soricidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 1655578, Wikipedia (EN). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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