Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Canarian shrew (Crocidura canariensis), recorded as Endangered
Canarian shrew (Crocidura canariensis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Canarian shrew

Crocidura canariensis

Canarian shrew is a mammal in the family Soricidae (order Soricomorpha) — Crocidura canariensis, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Crocidura canariensis
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Soricomorpha · Soricidae · Crocidura

The mammal

This is a named wild mammal with a photograph and a threat category on the public record.

Range and habitat

It is endemic to the Canary Islands, specifically the eastern islands of Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Lobos, and Mount Clara. It used to be found on Graciosa, Canary Islands and Alegranza. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

It is threatened by habitat loss.

Canarian shrew is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Canarian shrew — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q305254. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Ryukyu shrew (Crocidura orii), recorded as EndangeredEN

Ryukyu shrew

Crocidura orii
Photograph of São Tomé Shrew (Crocidura thomensis), recorded as EndangeredEN

São Tomé Shrew

Crocidura thomensis
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus
Photograph of Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Javan rhinoceros

Rhinoceros sondaicus

Quick answers

What is Canarian shrew?
Canarian shrew is a mammal in the family Soricidae (order Soricomorpha) — Crocidura canariensis.
What is the conservation status of Canarian shrew?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Crocidura canariensis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Canarian shrew live?
It is endemic to the Canary Islands, specifically the eastern islands of Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Lobos, and Mount Clara.
Why is Canarian shrew in crisis?
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Crocidura canariensis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Canarian shrew a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.