Canary shrew
Photorealistic generated fauna reference image.Canarias HistoriaImagen generada por IA; revisar antes de uso científico.

Identification

Scientific name
Crocidura canariensis
Family
Soricidae
Endemicity
Canary endemic
Conservation
Pending verification

An endemic mammal of the eastern islands. BIOTA provides taxonomic validation for Crocidura canariensis; the habitat recorded for Canarias Historia is: Arid plains, malpaís lava fields, dry ravines, stony ground and open scrub.

Conservation status pending species-specific verificationLegal protection pending species-specific mapping

Habitat and distribution

Arid plains, malpaís lava fields, dry ravines, stony ground and open scrub.

Taxonomy

taxonID
BIOTA:V00107
scientificName
Crocidura canariensis
taxonRank
species
kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Eulipotyphla
family
Soricidae
genus
Crocidura

Sources