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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 since 2008 because of its large population and wide distribution. It has been introduced in several West Asian and East African countries. [2]
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.
Asian house shrew. The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout-bodied burrowers. The hedgehogs are easily recognised by their spines while gymnures look more like large rats. Family: Erinaceidae (hedgehogs) Subfamily: Galericinae. Genus: Echinosorex. Moonrat, E. gymnura LC
Indochinese shrew: Crocidura indochinensis (Robinson and Kloss, 1922: Forest LC Unknown: Asian house shrew: Suncus murinus Linnaeus, 1766: Widespread LC: Hill's shrew: Crocidura hilliana Jenkins & Smith, 1995: Wide range of lowland habitat DD Unknown: Voracious shrew: Crocidura vorax Allen, 1923: Wide variety of habitats LC Unknown: Chinese ...
Asian grey shrew (Crocidura attenuata) Milne-Edwards, 1872; Southeast Asian shrew (Crocidura fuliginosa) (Blyth, 1856) Andaman spiny shrew (Crocidura hispida) Thomas, 1913; Horsfield's shrew (Crocidura horsfieldii) (Tomes, 1856) Jenkins's shrew (Crocidura jenkinsi) Chakraborthy, 1978; Bicolored shrew (Crocidura leucodon) (Zimmermann, 1780)
Asian house shrew. The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout-bodied burrowers. Family: Soricidae (shrews) Subfamily: Crocidurinae. Genus: Crocidura. Southeast Asian shrew, C. fuliginosa LC; Genus: Suncus. Asian house shrew, S. murinus LC [63] Anderson's shrew, S ...
An Asian lady beetle settles on a living room lamp in this 2003 file photo. This version can pinch and spray as it searches for a safe place to spend the winter.
Southeast Asian shrew: Crocidura fuliginosa Blyth, 1856: Forest, shrublands, grasslands & rocky areas LC: Etruscan shrew: Suncus etruscus Savi, 1822: Wide range of habitat LC Unknown: Malayan pygmy shrew: Suncus malayanus Kloss, 1917: Forest LC Unknown: Chinese mole shrew: Anourosorex squamipes Milne-Edwards, 1872: Montane forests LC Unknown ...