insectivore: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Lipotyphla • lipotyphlan • Insectivora

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Common Eurasian shrew (Sorex araneus).

Western European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus).

Moonrat (Echinosorex gymnura).

A shrew with brown fur and a pointed snout stands on mossy ground.

An illustration of the extinct mammal Batodonoides vanhouteni, showing a small, shrew-like animal with a pointed snout, large eyes, and a long tail, next to a scale indicating its body length is about 3 centimeters or 1 inch.

The threatened habitat of the golden-rumped elephant shrew

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