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Christmas Island Shrew Officially Declared Extinct: IUCN

The Christmas Island shrew vanished due to invasive species and habitat threats, marking the fourth small mammal extinction on the island since the early 1900s, IUCN reports.

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The Christmas Island shrew, a tiny mammal once found only on the Australian island of the same name, has been declared officially extinct. It’s at least the fourth small mammal species to be wiped out from the island since the introduction of invasive species there a century ago. The Christmas Island shrew (Crocidura trichura) was […]

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Christmas Island shrew officially declared extinct: IUCN

The Christmas Island shrew, a tiny mammal once found only on the Australian island of the same name, has been declared officially extinct. It’s at least the fourth small mammal species to be wiped out from the island since the introduction of invasive species there a century ago. The Christmas Island shrew (Crocidura trichura) was […]

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Conservation news broke the news in on Thursday, October 23, 2025.
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