Sorex (Crocidura) caeruleus Kerr 1792 (white-toothed shrew)

Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Soricidae

Alternative combination: Sorex caeruleus

Synonym: Sorex caerulescens Shaw 1800

Belongs to Sorex (Crocidura) according to J. A. Allen 1895

Sister taxa: Crocidura attila, Crocidura giffardi, Crocidura horsfieldi, Crocidura kornfeldi, Crocidura leucodon, Crocidura martiensseni, Crocidura olivieri, Crocidura poensis, Crocidura russula, Crocidura suaveolens, Crocidura sururae, Crocidura zimmermanni

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Sorex (Crocidura) caeruleus in the database

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