Crocidura religiosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Erinaceota
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Eulipotyphla Subordo: Erinaceota

Familia: Soricidae
Subfamilia: Crocidurinae
Genus: Crocidura
Species: Crocidura religiosa

Name

Crocidura religiosa (I. Geoffroy St.-Hilaire, 1826)

Lectotype: ÄM 690, complete embalmed mummy. [designated by Woodman, Koch & Hutterer (2017: 12)]

Type locality: The exact source of the preserved specimen is unknown, but presumed to be from the vicinity of Thebes; designated as “Egypt, Qena Governorate, near Thebes, western bank of the Nile River, necropolis Dra′ Abu el-Naga′ (25°44’07”N, 32°37’14”E), tomb of Queen Mentuhotep” by Woodman, Koch & Hutterer (2017: 13).

Paralectotypes (3): ÄM 688, 7051, 7056, same locality as holotype. [designated by Woodman, Koch & Hutterer (2017: 13)]

Combinations

Sorex religiosus Geoffroy St.-Hillaire, 1826: 294 [original combination]
Crocidura religiosa: Fitzinger, 1868: 446 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I. 1826. Footnote. pp. 294–295. in Passalacqua, J. (ed.). Catalogue raisonné et historique des Antiquités découvertes en Égypte. La Galerie d’Antiquités Égyptiennes: Paris.
Woodman, N. 2015. On the original description of the Sacred Shrew, Sorex religiosa I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1826 [nec 1827] (Mammalia: Soricidae). Bionomina 9(1): 50–53. DOI: 10.11646/bionomina.9.1.5 Reference page.
Woodman, N., Koch, C. & Hutterer, R. 2017. Rediscovery of the type series of the Sacred Shrew, Sorex religiosus I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1826, with additional notes on mummified shrews of ancient Egypt (Mammalia: Soricidae). Zootaxa 4341(1): 1–24. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4341.1.1. Full article (PDF) Reference page.

Links

Crocidura religiosa in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Hutterer, R., Amori, G., Kryštufek, B., Yigit, N., Mitsain, G. & Palomo, L.J. 2008. IUCN: Crocidura religiosa (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T5616A11421345. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T5616A11421345.en

Vernacular names

English: Sacred Shrew; Egyptian Pygmy Shrew

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