#0169 · 🦊 mammals

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

🇳🇱 Tuinspitsmuis ·Crocidura suaveolens

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 in Europe, not in NL

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

1. © Oleg · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Анатолий Кузьмин · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © michal_michlewicz · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Анатолий Кузьмин · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Татьяна Иванкина · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Илья Оголь · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Khovd, MN:© Nyambayar Batbayar · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Кашкарово, Респ. Башкортостан, Россия, 452209:© Марат Адиев · CC BY 4.0
9. Шереметьевка, Респ. Татарстан, Россия, 423560:© Kutushev Radik · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Дзензелівка, Черкаська область, Україна, 20141:© no rights reserved · CC0

what is it?

The lesser white-toothed shrew ( Crocidura suaveolens ) is a tiny shrew with a widespread distribution in Africa, Asia and Europe. Its preferred habitat is scrub and gardens and it feeds on insects, worms, slugs, snails, newts and small rodents. The closely related Asian lesser white-toothed shrew ( Crocidura shantungensis ) was once included in this species, but is now considered to be a separate species.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 397iNaturalist 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

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
397 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Peter Simon Pallas in 1811 (215 years ago).