Etruscan shrew

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q369889
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Summary

Etruscan shrew is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.58% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,740 views/month, #1,126 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Etruscan shrew's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Etruscan shrew is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Etruscan shrew's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Etruscan shrew belongs to the parent taxon Suncus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Etruscan shrew is Suncus etruscus[7].
  • Etruscan shrew's Commons category is recorded as Suncus etruscus[8].
  • Etruscan shrew's has characteristic is recorded as viviparity[9].
  • Etruscan shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Savi’s pygmy shrew'}[10].
  • Etruscan shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Musarañita'}[11].
  • Etruscan shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Pachyure Étrusque'}[12].
  • Etruscan shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Etruscan Shrew'}[13].
  • Etruscan shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pygmy White-toothed Shrew'}[14].
  • Etruscan shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Savi's Pygmy Shrew"}[15].
  • Etruscan shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White-toothed Pygmy Shrew'}[16].
  • Etruscan shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Etruskerspitzmaus'}[17].
  • Etruscan shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Mustiolo'}[18].
  • Etruscan shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'bn', 'text': 'বামন চিকা'}[19].
  • Etruscan shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '小臭鼩'}[20].
  • Etruscan shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'wimperspitsmuis'}[21].
  • Etruscan shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'murgañín'}[22].
  • Etruscan shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'etruščanska rovka'}[23].
  • Etruscan shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'pritlikava rovka'}[24].
  • Etruscan shrew's habitat is recorded as shrubland[25].
  • Etruscan shrew's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'day', 'amount': '+29'}[26].
  • Etruscan shrew's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Etruscan shrew is Suncus etruscus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Suncus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Savi’s pygmy shrew'}[10], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Musarañita'}[11], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Pachyure Étrusque'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Etruscan Shrew'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pygmy White-toothed Shrew'}[14], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Savi's Pygmy Shrew"}[15].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 852333[28] and 46518[29]. Etruscan shrew's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 109475[30]. Etruscan shrew's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1178715[31]. Etruscan shrew's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2435506[32]. Etruscan shrew's ITIS TSN is recorded as 633726[33].

Why It Matters

Etruscan shrew ranks in the top 0.58% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,740 views/month, #1,126 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [30] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [33] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . China' s mammalian diversity. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . Q140332069. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Q140332069. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Jfpierce · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'avk', 'az', 'bg', 'bn', 'br', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons'
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  2. 16w ago · TadejM · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Savi’s pygmy shrew'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Musarañita'}, {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Pachyure Étrusque'} +12
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  3. 16w ago · TadejM · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Savi’s pygmy shrew'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Musarañita'}, {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Pachyure Étrusque'} +12
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