Sicilian shrew

The Sicilian shrew ("Crocidura sicula") is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Sicily (Italy) and Gozo (Malta). Its natural habitat is temperate shrubland.
Distribution and habitat.
It is present in Sicily and Ustica "(C. s. sicula)", in the Egadi Islands "(C. s. aegatensis)" and in Gozo "(C. s. calypso)".
It lives in open environments of gariga and Mediterranean scrub but also within lyce, cork and beech forest formations,from 0 to 1,800 m above sea level. Sometimes it is also present within citrus groves and cultivated areas as well as, rarely, in rural dwellings.
Subspecies.
Four subspecies of the Sicilian shrew are found:
"Crocidura sicula" ssp. "calypso".
The species that is found on the island of Gozo (part of Malta) has recently been defined as a different subspecies.
"Crocidura sicula" ssp. "sicula".
This subspecies is native to the island of Sicily.
"Crocidura sicula" ssp. "aegatensis".
This subspecies is found only on the Aegadian Islands.
"Crocidura sicula" ssp. "esuae".
This subspecies is known as fossil form from the Middle Pleistocene of Sicily.