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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


Temporal range: Late Holocene

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
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