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Lesser white-toothed shrew

Crocidura gueldenstaedtii (Pallas 1811)

Taxonomic changes would indicate a split between the group C.suaveolens (Asia) and C.gueldenstaedtii (Europe). Medium-sized shrew, very similar to the common shrew, with a greyish dorsal hue, and greyish ventral with yellowish tones. Species with Atlantic environmental requirements, which is distributed along the Cantabrian and Atlantic coastal areas, and the western area of the Central System. It is present both in open spaces (fields, bushes) and forests. It seems that its presence is conditioned by that of the common shrew, with which it competes. The reproductive period is between spring and summer. Very rare species, it does not exceed 1% of the catches of the SEMICE project.

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Temporal evolution of the number of captures of

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Stations where the species was found (8)

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Captures by station

Station	City	Elevation	Captures
Matorral-Serra do Invernadeiro	Vilariño de Conso	935	2
Alforí-Pineda	Ciutadella de Menorca	101	1
Alforí-Alzinar	Ciutadella de Menorca	83	2
Serra Morena-Matollar	Mahón	107	5
Albufera Es Grau-Savinar	Mahón	2	6
Tordonell de Dalt-Pineda	Mahón	78	1
Albufera Es Grau-Prat abandonat	Mahón	29	1
Albufera Es Grau-Ullastrar	Mahón	27	4
Total captures			22