Zarudny's rock shrew [SEP] parent taxon
Zarudny's rock shrew
Zarudny's rock shrew ("Crocidura zarudnyi") is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan.
References.
- Insectivore Specialist Group 1996. Crocidura zarudnyi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.  Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
and 50,000 insects. After the Russian Revolution, his collection was nationalized by the Bolsheviks and moved to the museum at the University of Tashkent. For his work the Russian Geographical Society awarded him the Przhevalsky Medal. While at Tashkent, his last work on the ornithology of Turkestan region was not completed as he died of accidental poisoning. He published 218 monographs in the course of his life and named many species. Among the species and other taxa named after Zarudny are Zarudny's jird, Zarudny's rock shrew, Zarudny's worm