Stanley's white-toothed shrew
| Stanley's white-toothed shrew | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Crocidura |
| Species: | C. stanleyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Crocidura stanleyi E. W. Craig, A. Bryjová, J. Bryja, Y. Meheretu, L. A. Lavrenchenko, J. C. Kerbis Peterhans, 2025
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Stanley's white-toothed shrew, Crocidura stanleyi, is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia. The species was named after scientist Bill Stanley, whose fieldwork in 2015 garnered the holotype specimen that was eventually used to formally define the species.[1][2] The species was found in the Ethiopian highlands.[3]
Description
The species is described as one of the smallest mammals on Earth, as it weighs just 3 grams which is equivalent to the weight of an average sugar cube. The species is 5 centimeters in length.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ a b "New species discovered: One of the world's smallest mammals". www.slu.se. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
- ^ a b Craig, Evan W.; Bryjová, Anna; Bryja, Josef; Meheretu, Yonas; Lavrenchenko, Leonid A.; Peterhans, Julian C. Kerbis (2025-08-20). "Integrative taxonomic revision of endemic dwarf shrews from the Ethiopian Highlands". Journal of Vertebrate Biology. 74 (25031). doi:10.25225/jvb.25031. ISSN 2694-7684.
- ^ a b [email protected] (2026-01-19). "Tiny mammal the weight of a sugar cube discovered in Ethiopian highland] – and it's totally new to science". Discover Wildlife. Retrieved 2026-02-12.