Species Crocidura trichura Dobson, 1888 (extinct)
Christmas Island Shrew
- Crocidura attenuata trichura Dobson, G.E. in Thomas, O. 1888. On the mammals of Christmas Island. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1888: 532-534 [532] [proposed as a variety].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown 4 specimens, Christmas Island.
Introduction
'[A]lmost certainly extinct' (Meek in van Dyck & Strahan 2008: 419). However, the Christmas Island Shrew was treated at species level by Ruedi (1995), and confirmed by Eldridge et al. (2009) on the basis of molecular data.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Thought to be extinct.
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater
General References
Lister, J.J. 1888. On the natural history of Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1888: 512-513
Meek, P.D. 2000. The decline and current status of the Christmas Island Shrew Crocidura attenuata trichura on Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Australian Mammalogy 22: 43-49
Ruedi, M. 1995. Taxonomic revision of shrews of the genus Crocidura from the Sunda Shelf and Sulawesi with description of two new species (Mammalia: Soricidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 115: 211-265 [232]
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Christmas Island Shrew)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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13-Aug-2013 | 13-Aug-2013 | MOVED | ||
14-Dec-2010 | 14-Dec-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |