The Sardinian shrew (Asoriculus similis) is an extinct species of shrew from Europe (Sardinia). It may have been exterminated from the island during the Middle Ages.
Sardinian shrew
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Conservation status | |
Extinct | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | †Asoriculus |
Species: | †A. similis |
Binomial name | |
†Asoriculus similis
(Hensel, 1855) | |
Synonyms | |
Nesiotites similis Hensel, 1855 |