''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 different fa ...
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
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 ...
, ''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 mammal ...
, ''Suncus etruscus''
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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 los ...
, ''Suncus fellowesgordoni''
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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 n ...
, ''Suncus hosei''
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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 group ...
, ''Suncus hututsi''
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Least dwarf shrew, ''Suncus infinitesimus''
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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 subtro ...
, ''Suncus lixa''
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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 sm ...
, ''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, ''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
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. Thi ...
, ''Suncus stoliczkanus''
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Lesser dwarf shrew, ''Suncus varilla''
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Jungle shrew, ''Suncus zeylanicus''
References
Mammal genera
Taxa named by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
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