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All shrews are tiny, most no larger than a mouse. The largest species is the Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus) of tropical Asia, which is about 15 cm (6 in) long and weighs around 100 g (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 oz) [2] The Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus), at about 3.5 cm (1 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) and 1.8 grams (28 grains), is the smallest known living terrestrial mammal.
The American shrew mole (Neurotrichus gibbsii) is the smallest species of mole. It is the only living member of the genus Neurotrichus and the tribe Neurotrichini. It is also known as Gibb's shrew mole and least shrew mole. [3] It is not closely related to the Asian shrew mole (Uropsilus in Urotrichini).
A shrew mole or shrew-mole is a mole that resembles a shrew. Species with this name include: Five species in the subfamily Uropsilinae, or "shrew-like moles", native to China: Equivalent teeth shrew mole (Uropsilus aequodonenia) Anderson's shrew mole (Uropsilus andersoni) Gracile shrew mole (Uropsilus gracilis) Inquisitive shrew mole (Uropsilus ...
How Shrews Are Different From Moles and Voles phototrip / GETTY IMAGES Sometimes confused for moles and voles, shrews are smaller, have a very pointed snout, brown or gray fur, and their ears are ...
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The shrew moles or shrew-like moles (Uropsilus) [1] are shrew-like members of the mole family of mammals endemic to the forested, high-alpine region bordering China, Myanmar, and Vietnam. They possess a long snout, a long slender tail, external ears, and small forefeet unspecialized for burrowing.
The family Talpidae [1] (/ ˈ t æ l p ɪ d iː /) includes the true moles (as well as the shrew moles and desmans) who are small insectivorous mammals of the order Eulipotyphla. Talpids are all digging animals to various degrees: moles are completely subterranean animals; shrew moles and shrew-like moles somewhat less so; and desmans, while basically aquatic, excavate dry sleeping chambers ...
Talpidae has 45 species split between the subfamilies Scalopinae (moles), Talpinae (moles, shrew moles, and desmans), and Uropsilinae (shrew moles). The exact classification of the species is not fixed, with many recent proposals made based on molecular phylogenetic analysis .