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.
Vermivore (from Latin vermi, meaning "worm" and vorare, "to devour") is a zoological term for animals that eat worms (including annelids, nematodes...
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Among animals, viviparity is the development of the embryo inside the body of the parent. The term 'viviparity' and its adjective form 'viviparous'...
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starts withIt 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.
