Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 31() 1988
Studies on the genus Crocidura (Insectivora, Mammalia) in Algeria
Abstract:
The paper contains a description of two species of the genus Crocidura WAGLER 1832, belonging to the modern fauna of Algeria: C. whitakeri DE WINTON 1897 and C. russula HERMANN 1780. The material consists of remains derived from owls´ pellets found in 27 places in northern and central Algeria and a small number of specimens caught in killing traps. Members of the genus Crocidura have not been observed in the Sahara, that is, to the south of the Saharan Atlas Mts. The paper comprises also a discussion of the systematic position of the above-mentioned forms, their measurements and drawings showing the methods of measuring and presents the morphological differences between these two species.
