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    Laxmann's shrew (Sorex caecutiens), or the masked shrew, is a species of shrew. Its range extends from northern Scandinavia and the Baltic to the Sea of...
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    The Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus), also known as the Etruscan pygmy shrew, white-toothed pygmy shrew and Savi’s pygmy shrew, is the smallest known...
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    The Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus) is a shrew species native to South and Southeast Asia that has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List...
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    not to be confused with treeshrews, otter shrews, elephant shrews, West Indies shrews, or marsupial shrews, which belong to different families or orders...
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    Buchara shrew, Sorex buchariensis Kozlov's shrew, Sorex kozlovi Caucasian pygmy shrew, Sorex volnuchini Sorex caecutiens group Laxmann's shrew, Sorex caecutiens...
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    Eurasian water shrew, Neomys fodiens Tribe: Soricini Genus: Sorex Common shrew, Sorex araneus Laxmann's shrew, Sorex caecutiens Kamchatka shrew, Sorex camtschatica...
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  • NT) (Shikoku) S. s. shinto Laxmann's shrew, Sorex caecutiens LC IUCN (Hokkaidō, Kunashiri) S. c. saevus Long-clawed shrew, Sorex unguiculatus LC IUCN (Hokkaidō...
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  • Thumbnail for Shinto shrew
    gray-brown. Shinto shrew resembles Laxmann's shrew. Traits of the shinto shrew from Honshu gradually comes into traits of Laxmann's shrew from Primorsky Krai...
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  • Thumbnail for Arctic shrew
    The Arctic shrew (Sorex arcticus), also known as the blackback shrew or saddlebacked shrew, is a medium-sized shrew found in Canada and the northern United...
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    shrew, Sorex bedfordiae LR/lc Laxmann's shrew, Sorex caecutiens LR/lc Gansu shrew, Sorex cansulus CR Greater stripe-backed shrew, Sorex cylindricauda EN Siberian...
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  • Thumbnail for Common shrew
    The common shrew (Sorex araneus), also known as the Eurasian shrew, is the most common shrew, and one of the most common mammals, throughout Northern...
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  • Thumbnail for Eurasian pygmy shrew
    The Eurasian pygmy shrew (Sorex minutus), often known simply as the pygmy shrew, is a widespread shrew of the northern Palearctic. It measures about 5 cm...
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  • Thumbnail for Eulipotyphla
    Solenodontidae), the desmans, moles, and shrew-like moles (family Talpidae) and true shrews (family Soricidae). True shrews, talpids and solenodons were formerly...
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  • Thumbnail for North American least shrew
    The North American least shrew (Cryptotis parva) is one of the smallest mammals, growing to be only up to 3 inches long. It has a long pointed snout and...
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    was once present in North America. Hedgehogs share distant ancestry with shrews (family Soricidae), with gymnures possibly being the intermediate link,...
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    Erinaceids are generally shrew-like in form, with long snouts and short tails. They are, however, much larger than shrews, ranging from 10–15 cm (4–6 in)...
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    of the shrews. Although the gymnures are more closely related to the hedgehogs, full-grown gymnures superficially resemble large rats, shrews, and opossums...
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  • Thumbnail for Talpidae
    family Talpidae (/ˈtælpɪdiː/) includes the moles (some of whom are called shrew moles and desmans) who are small insectivorous mammals of the order Eulipotyphla...
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    evolutionary branch that split from the lineage leading to hedgehogs, moles, and shrews before the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event. They are one of two families...
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  • Hero shrew Common shrew Arctic shrew Arizona shrew Tien Shan shrew Baird's shrew Lesser striped shrew Marsh shrew Buchara shrew Laxmann's shrew Kamchatka...
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  • Thumbnail for White-toothed shrew
    The white-toothed shrews or Crocidurinae are one of three subfamilies of the shrew family Soricidae. The outer layer of these shrews' teeth is white, unlike...
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  • Thumbnail for American water shrew
    The American water shrew or northern water shrew (Sorex palustris) is a shrew found in the nearctic faunal region located throughout the mountain ranges...
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  • Eurasian water shrew, Neomys fodiens Common shrew, Sorex araneus Laxmann's shrew, Sorex caecutiens Taiga shrew, Sorex isodon Eurasian pygmy shrew, Sorex minutus...
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    The hero shrew (Scutisorex somereni), also known as the armored shrew, is a large shrew native to the Congo Basin of Africa. Its features are typical of...
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  • Thumbnail for Long-tailed shrew
    long-tailed shrew or rock shrew (Sorex dispar) is a small shrew found in Atlantic Canada and the Northeastern United States. This shrew is slate grey...
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  • Thumbnail for Pyrenean desman
    is a small semiaquatic, globally threatened mammal related to moles and shrews, and, along with the Russian desman (Desmana moschata), is one of the two...
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  • Sorex minutus LC Laxmann's shrew, Sorex caecutiens LC Eurasian least shrew, Sorex minutissimus LC Taiga shrew, Sorex isodon LC Alpine shrew, Sorex alpinus...
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  • Thumbnail for European mole
    mainly on earthworms, but also on insects, centipedes and even mice and shrews. Its saliva contains toxins which paralyze earthworms in particular. The...
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  • Thumbnail for American shrew mole
    shrew mole and least shrew mole. It is not closely related to the Asian shrew mole (Uropsilus in Urotrichini). The reason that it is called a "shrew mole"...
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  • Thumbnail for Cuban solenodon
    The Cuban solenodon or almiquí (Atopogale cubana) is a small, furry, shrew-like mammal endemic to mountainous forests on Cuba. It is the only species...
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