Lesser white-toothed shrew

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q827270
Lesser white-toothed shrew
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Summary

Lesser white-toothed shrew is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (483 views/month, #1,601 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Crocidura[5]
  • Taxon name: Crocidura suaveolens[6]
  • Commons category: Crocidura suaveolens[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Crocidura suaveolens[8]
  • Commons gallery: Crocidura suaveolens[9]
  • Taxon synonym: Crocidura ariadne[10]
  • Has characteristic: viviparity[11]
  • Short name: C. suaveolens[12]
  • Taxon common name: Lesser white-toothed shrew[13], Musaraña de Campo[14], Crocidure des Jardins[15], Lesser Shrew[16], Gartenspitzmaus[17], 小麝鼩[18], 臺灣小麝鼩[19], hagespissmus[20], murgañu campestre[21], vrtna rovka[22]
  • Habitat: grassland[23]
  • Gestation period: 28 day[24]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[25]
  • Diel cycle: nocturnal[26]

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Identifiers

Lesser white-toothed shrew's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 46631[27]. Lesser white-toothed shrew's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 52631[28]. Lesser white-toothed shrew's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1178871[29]. Lesser white-toothed shrew's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2435687[30]. Lesser white-toothed shrew's ITIS TSN is recorded as 633681[31].

Why It Matters

Lesser white-toothed shrew has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [28] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Catalogue of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . ARKive. 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] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Q140332069. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Jfpierce · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → viviparity
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has characteristic: viviparity"
  2. 15d ago · Enwebb · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn taxon id → 29656, 221735459
    Sitelink count → 42
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'arz', 'avk', 'az', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'ceb', 'com
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Iucn taxon id: 221735459, IUCN taxon ID + status ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/67efe3b45ec|details]])"
  3. 12w ago · PieterJanR · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon synonym → Crocidura ariadne
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Taxon synonym: Crocidura ariadne"
  4. 16w ago · TadejM · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lesser white-toothed shrew'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Musaraña de Campo'}, {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Crocidure des Jardins'} +8
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → —
    Local thumb → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Taxon common name: vrtna rovka"
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