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 or Mediterranean scrub but also within lyce, cork and beech forest formations, from 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 sicula - on the island of Sicily •
Crocidura sicula aegatensis - on the
Aegadian Islands'' == Maltese occurrence ==