Canarian shrew

Canarian shrew
Image by R. Hutterer
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species: C. canariensis
Binomial name
Crocidura canariensis
Hutterer, Lopez-Jurado & Vogel, 1987
Canarian shrew range

The Canarian shrew (Crocidura canariensis) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

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