''Suncus'' 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 differ ...
s in the family
Soricidae.
Classification
*Genus ''Suncus''
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Taita shrew
The Taita shrew (''Suncus aequatorius'') is an extant species of white-toothed shrew from two localities in the Taita Hills mountain range in the Taita-Taveta District of southwestern Kenya. Given the continuing decline in the quality of this ha ...
, ''Suncus aequatorius''
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Black shrew, ''Suncus ater''
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Day's shrew, ''Suncus dayi''
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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 mamma ...
, ''Suncus etruscus''
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Sri Lankan shrew, ''Suncus fellowesgordoni''
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Bornean pygmy shrew, ''Suncus hosei''
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Hutu-Tutsi dwarf shrew, ''Suncus hututsi''
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Least dwarf shrew, ''Suncus infinitesimus''
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Greater dwarf shrew, ''Suncus lixa''
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Madagascan pygmy shrew, ''Suncus madagascariensis''
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Malayan pygmy shrew, ''Suncus malayanus''
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Climbing shrew
The climbing shrew (''Suncus megalurus'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae, which is found in subtropical Africa. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Rep ...
, ''Suncus megalurus''
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Flores shrew
The Flores shrew (''Suncus mertensi'') is a white-toothed shrew found only on Flores Island, Indonesia. It is listed as a endangered species due to habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the pr ...
, ''Suncus mertensi''
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Asian highland shrew, ''Suncus montanus''
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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 i ...
, ''Suncus murinus''
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Remy's pygmy shrew, ''Suncus remyi''
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Anderson's shrew, ''Suncus stoliczkanus''
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Lesser dwarf shrew, ''Suncus varilla''
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Jungle shrew
The jungle shrew (''Suncus zeylanicus'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed ha ...
, ''Suncus zeylanicus''
References
Mammal genera
Taxa named by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
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