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Sicilian Shrew (Maltese subspecies) · Crocidura sicula calypso
A small shrew found on Gozo, recognised as its own subspecies of the Sicilian shrew.
The Sicilian shrew (Crocidura sicula) lives in Sicily and on Gozo. Shrews on Gozo are treated as a separate subspecies, calypso.
It lives in open places such as garigue and Mediterranean scrub, and also in woodland, citrus groves and cultivated land. Occasionally it enters country houses.
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