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Genus of mammals
The
genus Crocidura is one of nine
genera of the
shrew subfamily
Crocidurinae . Members of the genus are commonly called white-toothed shrews or musk shrews , although both also apply to all of the species in the subfamily. With over 180 species, Crocidura contains the most species of any
mammal genus.
[3] The name Crocidura means "woolly tail", because the tail of Crocidura species are covered in short hairs interspersed with longer ones.
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They are found throughout all tropical and temperate regions of the
Old World , from
South Africa north to
Europe , and east throughout
Asia , as far east as the
Malay Archipelago . One species, the possibly extinct
Christmas Island shrew (C. trichura ), also inhabited
Christmas Island . They likely originated in
Africa or
Asia Minor during the
Miocene , spread to Europe by the early
Pliocene , and spread to eastern Asia and the Mediterranean by the
Pleistocene .
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List of species
Extant species
Extinct species
Fossil species
A significant diversity of extinct Crocidura species is known from the early-mid Pleistocene of Morocco, but by the majority of these species went extinct between the Middle to Late Pleistocene boundary, and were replaced by modern species.
[17] Indeterminate Crocidura remains are known from the Miocene-aged rocks in the
Potwar Plateau of
Pakistan , concurrent with fossils from the
Shivalik Fossil Beds .
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Cultural significance
Crocidura shrews were
embalmed in
Ancient Egypt , being associated with the dark aspect of the god
Horus . Many of these mummies have been uncovered during excavations at the
Falcon Necropolis , providing important information about the former diversity of shrews in this area.
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