Corsican Giant Shrew

Nesiotites corsicanus

Conservation Status

Data Deficient

Mammalia · Soricomorpha · Soricidae

About

Asoriculus is an extinct genus of terrestrial shrews in the subfamily Soricinae and tribe Nectogalini, native to Europe West Asia and North Africa, from the Late Miocene until the late Holocene. The genus is closely related and probably ancestral to the also recently-extinct Balearic shrews (Nesiotites), with their closest living relative being the Soriculus shrews native to the Himalayas and surrounding areas.

Fun Fact

million years ago) of Morocco in North Africa, making it the only known member of Soricinae to have been native to the African continent.

Quick Facts

Habitat

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Diet

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Lifespan

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Threats

Habitat Change
Human Disturbance

External Data Sources

Recent sightings on iNaturalist IUCN Red List profile

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