Wimmer's Shrew

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Wimmer's shrew (Crocidura wimmeri) is a white-toothed shrew found only in Côte d'Ivoire. It is listed as a vulnerable species due to habitat loss and restricted range. Shrew species assignments are a challenge due to their strong phenotypic similarities, which is why the C. wimmeri had been considered to be extinct in 1976 until its rediscovery in 2013. More precisely, the species richness and diversity of rodents and shrews in the primary forest, secondary forest, and swamps (Kadjo) were assessed using Sherman and Longworth traps, which are common traps used to catch live animals. This species is often hard to identify because of shrews' strong phenotypic similarities. The study examined the diversity and distribution of small mammals in Banco National Park. Four individuals of the severely endangered Wimmer's shrew were collected for the investigation. Researchers used the Cox regression model to determine Wimmer shrew sightings. It was found that the Wimmer shrew was one of the most likely mammals to be rediscovered.

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Identity & source status

Scientific name

Crocidura wimmeri Heim de Balsac & Aellen, 1958

Name authority

Heim de Balsac & Aellen, 1958

Common name

Wimmer's Shrew

Rank

species

Accepted status

accepted

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Eulipotyphla

Family

Soricidae

Genus

Crocidura

Extinction status

Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
2. kingdomAnimalia
3. phylumChordata
4. subphylumVertebrata
5. infraphylumGnathostomata
6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
7. megaclassTetrapoda
8. classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
9. subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
10. infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
11. orderEulipotyphla Waddell, Okada & Hasegawa, 1999
12. familySoricidae G. Fischer, 1814
13. subfamilyCrocidurinae A. Milne-Edwards, 1872
14. genusCrocidura Wagler, 1832
15. speciesCrocidura wimmeri Heim de Balsac & Aellen, 1958

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Crocidura. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

Browse 289 records assigned to Soricidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=633697 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:ZK8F. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.