Oriental shrew: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Oriental shrew Crocidura orientalis Least concern

Where the Oriental shrew lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild-collected museum specimen (a central record among 12 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See hedgehogs, shrews & moles on the world map

Scientific name	Crocidura orientalis
Group	Hedgehogs, shrews & moles
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Eulipotyphla
Family	Soricidae

Where does the Oriental shrew live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Oriental shrew in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Indonesia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Oriental shrew endangered?

The Oriental shrew’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Oriental shrew?

The Oriental shrew (Crocidura orientalis) is a mammal in the order Eulipotyphla and the family Soricidae, genus Crocidura. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Oriental shrew

The Oriental shrew (Crocidura orientalis) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Indonesia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Oriental shrew (revision 1315078252), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q306491 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).