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Suncus
''Suncus'' is a genus of shrews in the family Soricidae. Classification *Genus ''Suncus'' ** Taita shrew, ''Suncus aequatorius'' ** Black shrew, ''Suncus ater'' ** Day's shrew, ''Suncus dayi'' ** Etruscan shrew, ''Suncus etruscus'' ** Sri Lankan shrew, ''Suncus fellowesgordoni'' ** Bornean pygmy shrew, ''Suncus hosei'' ** Hutu-Tutsi dwarf shrew, ''Suncus hututsi'' ** Least dwarf shrew, ''Suncus infinitesimus'' ** Greater dwarf shrew, ''Suncus lixa'' ** Madagascan pygmy shrew, ''Suncus madagascariensis'' ** Malayan pygmy shrew, ''Suncus malayanus'' ** Climbing shrew, ''Suncus megalurus'' ** Flores shrew, ''Suncus mertensi'' ** Asian highland shrew, ''Suncus montanus'' ** Asian house shrew, ''Suncus murinus'' ** Remy's pygmy shrew, ''Suncus remyi'' ** Anderson's shrew Anderson's shrew (''Suncus stoliczkanus'') is a medium-sized species of shrew. It is light gray in color with yellow fur around the throat and pectoral region, comparatively large ears and a tail that measur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suncus
''Suncus'' is a genus of shrews in the family Soricidae. Classification *Genus ''Suncus'' ** Taita shrew, ''Suncus aequatorius'' ** Black shrew, ''Suncus ater'' ** Day's shrew, ''Suncus dayi'' ** Etruscan shrew, ''Suncus etruscus'' ** Sri Lankan shrew, ''Suncus fellowesgordoni'' ** Bornean pygmy shrew, ''Suncus hosei'' ** Hutu-Tutsi dwarf shrew, ''Suncus hututsi'' ** Least dwarf shrew, ''Suncus infinitesimus'' ** Greater dwarf shrew, ''Suncus lixa'' ** Madagascan pygmy shrew, ''Suncus madagascariensis'' ** Malayan pygmy shrew, ''Suncus malayanus'' ** Climbing shrew, ''Suncus megalurus'' ** Flores shrew, ''Suncus mertensi'' ** Asian highland shrew, ''Suncus montanus'' ** Asian house shrew, ''Suncus murinus'' ** Remy's pygmy shrew, ''Suncus remyi'' ** Anderson's shrew Anderson's shrew (''Suncus stoliczkanus'') is a medium-sized species of shrew. It is light gray in color with yellow fur around the throat and pectoral region, comparatively large ears and a tail that measur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suncus Murinus
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. It is considered an invasive species and implicated in the demise of several island lizard species. It is also called house shrew, grey musk shrew, Asian musk shrew or Indian musk shrew. The shrew is worshipped as the vehicle mount of the foremost god of Hinduism, Ganesha. Thus it is a taboo to kill a shrew among Hindus. Taxonomy ''Sorex murinus'' was the scientific name proposed by Carl Linnaeus in 1766 for a house shrew from Java. In the late 18th to early 20th centuries, several house shrew zoological specimens were described as distinct species that are considered synonyms today: *''Sorex myosurus'' by Peter Simon Pallas in 1781; *''Sorex viridescens'' by Edward Blyth in 1859 was a h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian House Shrew
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. It is considered an invasive species and implicated in the demise of several island lizard species. It is also called house shrew, grey musk shrew, Asian musk shrew or Indian musk shrew. The shrew is worshipped as the vehicle mount of the foremost god of Hinduism, Ganesha. Thus it is a taboo to kill a shrew among Hindus. Taxonomy ''Sorex murinus'' was the scientific name proposed by Carl Linnaeus in 1766 for a house shrew from Java. In the late 18th to early 20th centuries, several house shrew zoological specimens were described as distinct species that are considered synonyms today: *''Sorex myosurus'' by Peter Simon Pallas in 1781; *''Sorex viridescens'' by Edward Blyth in 1859 was a h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Etruscan Shrew
The Etruscan shrew (''Suncus etruscus''), also known as the Etruscan pygmy shrew or the white-toothed pygmy shrew, is the smallest known extant mammal by mass, weighing only about on average. (The bumblebee bat is regarded as the smallest mammal by skull size and body length.) The Etruscan shrew has a body length of about excluding the tail. It is characterized by very rapid movements and a fast metabolism, eating about 1.5–2 times its own body weight per day. It feeds on various small vertebrates and invertebrates, mostly insects, and can hunt individuals of the same size as itself. These shrews prefer warm and damp climates and are widely distributed in the belt between 10° and 30°N latitude stretching from Europe and North Africa up to Malaysia. They are also found in the Maltese islands, situated in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. Although widespread and not threatened overall, they are generally uncommon and are endangered in some countries. Description The Etrusc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madagascan Pygmy Shrew
The Madagascan pygmy shrew (''Suncus madagascariensis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is the only known Malagasy shrew. Taxonomy Some taxonomists regard it as conspecific with the widely distributed Etruscan shrew, the smallest known mammal by mass, and likely to have been introduced to Madagascar from India or Southeast Asia by humans.Omar, H.; Adamson, E.A.S.; Bhauur, S.; Goodman, S.M.; Soarimalala, V.; Hashim, R.; Ruedi, M. (2011)Phylogenetic relationships of Malayan and Malagasy pygmy shrews of the genus ''Suncus'' (Soricomorpha: Soricidae) inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome b gene sequences. ''The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology'' 59(2): 237–243. It is found in Madagascar and the Comoros, at altitudes from sea level to 1500 m. Distribution and habitat It is thought to be more common in the less humid western and southern parts of Madagascar. This shrew may also be present on Socotra. The species is found primarily in forests. Diet and behaviour It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Dwarf Shrew
The greater dwarf shrew (''Suncus lixa'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and dry savanna. It is present in several protected areas, including the Kruger National Park Kruger National Park is a South African National Park and one of the largest game reserves in Africa. It covers an area of in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in northeastern South Africa, and extends from north to south and from ea .... The main threat to greater dwarf shrews is the loss or degradation of moist, productive areas such as wetlands and rank grasslands within suitable habitat. References * *Simelane, Felicity Nonsimiso, et al. “Habitat Associations of Small Mammals in the Foothills of the Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa.” De Gruyter, De Gruyter, 23 Feb. 2018Habitat Associations of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hutu-Tutsi Dwarf Shrew
The Hutu-Tutsi dwarf shrew (''Suncus hututsi'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is known from a small portion of the mountains of tropical Africa. Taxonomy It is named after the Hutus and Tutsis, the two major ethnic groups of Burundi, where the species was first discovered to science. Distribution and habitat It is known from Burundi and Uganda, and may potentially be found in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is thought to be an endemic of the Albertine Rift montane forests. It was first collected and described from Kibira National Park, Burundi. Description It is a dark-colored species smaller than the least dwarf shrew (''S. infinitesimus'') and slightly larger than Remy's pygmy shrew (''S. remyi''). It has a reduced coronoid process and a very short upper tooth row. Status Due to lack of information on threats, it is classified as Data Deficient by the IUCN Red List. It may be threatened by deforestation and human intrusio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anderson's Shrew
Anderson's shrew (''Suncus stoliczkanus'') is a medium-sized species of shrew. It is light gray in color with yellow fur around the throat and pectoral region, comparatively large ears and a tail that measures about 50 – 70% of body length. This shrew species is widespread, found in India, Nepal, Pakistan and possibly Bangladesh, in gardens and grassy embankments near watercourses (Sindh and Punjab regions, India), under piles of brushwood in forest plantations (Punjab) as well as the bases of stone walls in Kathiawar (Roberts, 1977), and also in desert and arid country (Hutterer, 1993). As far as is known, the habits of the Anderson's shrew are largely nocturnal Nocturnality is an animal behavior characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day. The common adjective is "nocturnal", versus diurnal meaning the opposite. Nocturnal creatures generally have highly developed sens ... and solitary. Breeding may extend throughout the year. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bornean Pygmy Shrew
The Bornean pygmy shrew (''Suncus hosei'') is a species of shrew in the family Soricidae. It was named for zoologist Charles Hose. Distribution This shrew is endemic to the international island of Borneo, particularly in northern Sarawak and northeastern Sabah states of Malaysia. It may be more widespread and occur in the nation of Brunei, and in northern Kalimantan province of Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical and tropical dry forests. It is often listed as the Etruscan shrew (''Suncus etruscus'') which is native from Europe and North Africa through Southeast Asia, but they are distinctly different species. Conservation It was listed as an IUCN Red List Vulnerable species since 1996, until changed to a Data Deficient species in 2008. The exact threats are unknown. If it is forest dependent, it is threatened by habitat loss from: habitat conversion to agricultural plantations, especially for palm oil Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shrew
Shrews (family Soricidae) are small mole-like mammals classified in the order Eulipotyphla. True shrews are not to be confused with treeshrews, otter shrews, elephant shrews, West Indies shrews, or marsupial shrews, which belong to different families or orders. Although its external appearance is generally that of a long-nosed mouse, a shrew is not a rodent, as mice are. It is, in fact, a much closer relative of hedgehogs and moles; shrews are related to rodents only in that both belong to the Boreoeutheria magnorder. Shrews have sharp, spike-like teeth, whereas rodents have gnawing front incisor teeth. Shrews are distributed almost worldwide; among the major tropical and temperate land masses, only New Guinea, Australia, and New Zealand have no native shrews; in South America shrews appeared only relatively recently, as a result of the Great American Interchange, and are present only in the northern Andes. The shrew family has 385 known species, making it the fourth-most spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Day's Shrew
Day's shrew (''Suncus dayi'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to India. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. References Sources * CBSG CAMP Workshop, India 2000.Suncus dayi 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007. Day's shrew Mammals of India Endemic fauna of India Fauna of South India Day's shrew Day's shrew (''Suncus dayi'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to India. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat ... Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{whitetoothed-shrew-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lankan Shrew
The Sri Lankan shrew (''Suncus fellowesgordoni''), also called Gordon's pygmy shrew, is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby .... It is known as හික් මීයා () in Sinhala. It was named after the wife of A. C. Tutein-Nolthenius, Marjory née Fellowes-Gordon, who collected specimens of the shrew and provided them to Phillips. Description Sri Lankan shrews have a head and body length of with a tail long. Females are larger than males. They are dark chocolate brown to blackish brown above and dark gray with a silver sheen below. The throat is very gray in color, while the snout, ears, and forefeet are pink and the claws reddish brown. The tail has gray ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
