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Greater White-toothed Shrew
Crocidura russula
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Eurasian Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
South European White-toothed ShrewCrocidura fimbriata
Common ShrewSorex araneus
Lesser White-toothed ShrewCrocidura suaveolens
Pygmy White-toothed ShrewSuncus etruscus
Bicoloured ShrewCrocidura leucodon
Güldenstädt's White-toothed ShrewCrocidura gueldenstaedtii
Udine ShrewSorex antinorii
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 14,428 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 14,428 |
| Spain | 167 |
| France | 157 |
| Portugal | 130 |
| Ireland | 103 |
| Germany | 99 |
| Switzerland | 61 |
| Netherlands | 48 |
| Leinster | 46 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Shrews, Moles, Hedgehogs, and Allies · Eulipotyphla |
| Family | Shrews · Soricidae |
| Genus | Musk Shrews · Crocidura |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Greater White-toothed Shrew with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.