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title: "Lesser White-toothed Shrew"
description: "Crocidura suaveolens — Mammiferi. The lesser white-toothed shrew (Crocidura suaveolens) is a small species of shrew with a widespread distribution in Africa, Asia and Europe."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/lesser-white-toothed-shrew
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Lesser White-toothed Shrew

> Crocidura suaveolens — Mammiferi. The lesser white-toothed shrew (Crocidura suaveolens) is a small species of shrew with a widespread distribution in Africa, Asia and Europe.

- Scientific name: *Crocidura suaveolens*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `urban` (Città e giardini)
- iNaturalist observations: 364
- Wikidata: [Q827270](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q827270)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46631](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46631)

## Names

- en: Lesser White-toothed Shrew
- de: Östliche Gartenspitzmaus
- es: Musaraña de campo
- fr: Crocidure de Crimée
- nl: Tuinspitsmuis
- pl: Zębiełek karliczek

## Countries with the most observations

UA (133), RU (87), SI (7)

## Summary

The lesser white-toothed shrew (Crocidura suaveolens) is a small species of shrew with a widespread distribution in Africa, Asia and Europe. Its preferred habitat is scrub and gardens and it feeds on insects, arachnids, worms, gastropods, newts and small rodents, though its diet usually varies according to the biotope where it lives. The closely related Asian lesser white-toothed shrew (Crocidura shantungensis) was once included in this species, but is now considered to be a separate species.
Like the common shrew, a female lesser white-toothed shrew and her young may form a "caravan" when foraging for food or seeking…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_white-toothed_shrew

## Photo

![Lesser White-toothed Shrew](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lesser-white-toothed-shrew/medium.jpg)

Photo: Liubov Ilminska · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/94879186

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lesser-white-toothed-shrew?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).