Crocidura religiosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Eulipotyphla

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata 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: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Eulipotyphla

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