Return of the walking dead: First verified record of the shrew Crocidura leucodon (Hermann, 1780) in Hamburg, Germany

The bicolored shrew Crocidura leucodon so far has not been reported in Hamburg with certainty. Some plausible historical records before 1920 are present; turn, two more recent doubtful for different reasons. Hence, the Red List status of species to be considered uncertain (either present, or extinct). A citizen scientist provided a specimen an unknown shrew, accidental catch by snap trap, Centrum für Naturkunde. was caught on 12 th September 2019 Tatenberg, Hamburg. It morphologically and genetically clearly determined as C. . This find represents first confirmed record federal state increases number recorded five. will have reevaluated.