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 Europe...
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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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The northern short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda) is the largest shrew in the genus Blarina, and occurs in the northeastern region of North America...
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Macroscelididae, in the order Macroscelidea. Their traditional common English name "elephant shrew" comes from a perceived resemblance between their long noses...
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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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States. This is the most widely distributed shrew in North America, where it is also known as the common shrew. It is grey-brown in colour with a light grey...
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Ussuri shrew, Sorex mirabilis Sorex araneus group Valais shrew, Sorex antinorii Common shrew, Sorex araneus Udine shrew, Sorex arunchi Millet's shrew, Sorex...
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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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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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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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hedgehogs and gymnures; the solenodons; the moles, shrew-like moles and desmans; and true shrews. (These correspond to the four taxonomical families...
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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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Sorex (category Red-toothed shrews)
The genus Sorex includes many of the common shrews of Eurasia and North America, and contains at least 142 known species and subspecies. Members of this...
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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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literary and oral versions of shrew stories in 30 cultural groups in Europe in the middle 20th century. Being a "common scold" was once a petty criminal...
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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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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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white-toothed shrew (Crocidura shantungensis) was once included in this species, but is now considered to be a separate species. Like the common shrew, a female...
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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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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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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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water shrew, Neomys anomalus Eurasian water shrew, Neomys fodiens Tribe: Soricini Genus: Sorex Common shrew, Sorex araneus Eurasian pygmy shrew, Sorex...
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The Dneper common shrew (Sorex averini) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. Catalogue of Life Sorex averini Retrieved August 30, 2012. v t...
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white-toothed shrew (Crocidura russula) is a small insectivorous mammal found in Europe and North Africa. It is the most common of the white-toothed shrews. This...
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List of mammals of Denmark (section Soricidae (shrews))
mole, Talpa europaea LC Eurasian water shrew, Neomys fodiens NT Common shrew, Sorex araneus LC Eurasian pygmy shrew, Sorex minutus LC Western barbastelle...
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family Caenolestidae contains the seven surviving species of shrew opossum: small, shrew-like marsupials that are confined to the Andes mountains of South...
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The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592. The play begins with a framing device...
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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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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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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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