''Paracrocidura'' is a genus of

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 fa ...

s. They are

mammal Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur or ...

s in the family Soricidae. The vernacular name large-headed shrews is sometimes collectively applied to the genus, but has also been applied to the species '' Crocidura grandiceps''. The genus contains the following species: *

Grauer's large-headed shrew Grauer's large-headed shrew (''Paracrocidura graueri'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosys ...

(''Paracrocidura graueri'') * Greater large-headed shrew (''Paracrocidura maxima'') * Lesser large-headed shrew (''Paracrocidura schoutedeni'')

References

Mammal genera Taxa named by Henri Heim de Balsac Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{whitetoothed-shrew-stub