#0023 · 🦊 mammals

Greater White-toothed Shrew

🇳🇱 Huisspitsmuis ·Crocidura russula

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Carles Pastor · CC BY-SA 4.0
2. © Jakob Fahr · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Simon · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Jakob Fahr · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. Drenthe, NL:© nin99 · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Hellevoetsluis, Nederland:© Michel Langeveld · CC BY 4.0
7. Torenlaan, Blaricum, Noord-Holland, NL:© ppdevries · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. 4306 Nieuwerkerk, Netherlands:© Jan Meerman · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Noord-Holland, NL:© thegreatdodo · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Schiermonnikoog - Jachthaven:© Andre Hosper · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

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, 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. Its preferred habitats are grassland and...

base stats

NL sightings 62iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 3,578iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

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

Spotted 62 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #23 most seen of the mammals in NL.
3,578 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Johann Hermann in 1780 (246 years ago).