Which continents do true shrews live on?

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water shrew — shrew Water shrew (*Neomys anomalus*).

True shrews are widely distributed across the globe. They are found throughout North America extending into northwestern South America, as well as across Africa and Eurasia.1

While they inhabit island groups east of mainland Asia reaching as far as the Aru Islands on the Australian continental shelf, they are not native to the Australian continent itself.1