shrew: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Soricidae • soricid

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Common Eurasian shrew (Sorex araneus).

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.

southern short-tailed shrew

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