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The white-toothed shrews or Crocidurinae are one of three subfamilies of the
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 diffe ...
family Soricidae. The outer layer of these shrews' teeth is white, unlike that of the
red-toothed shrew The red-toothed shrews of the subfamily Soricinae are one of three living subfamilies of shrews, along with Crocidurinae (white-toothed shrews) and Myosoricinae (African white-toothed shrews). In addition, the family contains the extinct subfamil ...
s. These species are typically found in
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and southern
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and
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. This subfamily includes the largest shrew, the
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'', at about 15 cm in length, and the smallest, the
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 mamm ...
, ''Suncus etruscus'', at about 3.5 cm in length and 2 grams in weight. The latter is possibly the world's smallest extant mammal, although some give this title to the
bumblebee bat Kitti's hog-nosed bat (''Craseonycteris thonglongyai''), also known as the bumblebee bat, is a near-threatened species of bat and the only extant member of the family Craseonycteridae. It occurs in western Thailand and southeast Myanmar, where i ...
. ''
Crocidura The genus ''Crocidura'' is one of nine genera of the shrew subfamily Crocidurinae. Members of the genus are commonly called white-toothed shrews or musk shrews, although both also apply to all of the species in the subfamily. With over 180 speci ...
'' contains the most species of any mammal genus. When young must be moved before they are independent, mother and young form a chain or "caravan" where each animal hangs on to the rear of the one in front. This behaviour has also been observed in some ''
Sorex The genus ''Sorex'' includes many of the common shrews of Eurasia and North America, and contains at least 142 known species and subspecies. Members of this genus, known as long-tailed shrews, are the only members of the tribe Soricini of the ...
'' species.


List of species

Subfamily Crocidurinae *Genus ''
Crocidura The genus ''Crocidura'' is one of nine genera of the shrew subfamily Crocidurinae. Members of the genus are commonly called white-toothed shrews or musk shrews, although both also apply to all of the species in the subfamily. With over 180 speci ...
'' (white-toothed shrews) **
Mysterious shrew The Javan hidden shrew or Javan long-tailed shrew (''Crocidura abscondita'', also erroneously referred to as ''Crocidura absconditus'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to the island of Java in Indonesia. Taxonomy ...
, ''Crocidura abscondita'' **
Sanetti shrew The Sanetti shrew or Bekele's shrew (''Crocidura afeworkbekelei'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia. Etymology Its specific epithet honors Ethiopian mammalogist Afework Bekele. Distribution and hab ...
, ''Crocidura afeworkbekelei'' **
Cyrenaica shrew The Cyrenaica shrew or Alexander's shrew (''Crocidura aleksandrisi'') is a species of white-toothed shrew in the family Soricidae which is endemic to Libya. The Cyrenaica shrew is a small shrew which is very similar to the widespread lesser whi ...
, ''Crocidura aleksandrisi'' **
East African highland shrew The East African highland shrew (''Crocidura allex'') is a species of mammal Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk ...
, ''Crocidura allex'' **
Andaman shrew The Andaman shrew or Andaman white-toothed shrew (''Crocidura andamanensis'') is a critically endangered species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to the South Andaman Island of India India, officially the Republic of Ind ...
, ''Crocidura andamanensis'' **
Anhui white-toothed shrew Anhui , (; formerly romanized as Anhwei) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the East China region. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze River ...
, ''Crocidura anhuiensis'' ** Annamite shrew, ''Crocidura annamitensis'' **
Ansell's shrew Ansell's shrew (''Crocidura ansellorum'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Zambia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction ...
, ''Crocidura ansellorum'' **
Arabian shrew The Arabian shrew (''Crocidura arabica'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Oman and Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is ...
, ''Crocidura arabica'' **
Jackass shrew The jackass shrew (''Crocidura arispa'') is a species of mammal belonging to the Soricidae family. It is endemic to Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list o ...
, ''Crocidura arispa'' **
Armenian shrew The Armenian shrew (''Crocidura armenica'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of ...
, ''Crocidura armenica'' **
Asian gray shrew The Asian gray shrew (''Crocidura attenuata'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is one of the c ...
, ''Crocidura attenuata'' ** Hun shrew, ''Crocidura attila'' ** Bailey's shrew, ''Crocidura baileyi'' **
Kinabalu shrew The Kinabalu shrew (''Crocidura baluensis'') is a species in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to the mountain Mount Kinabalu on Borneo, and its sister peak, Mount Tambuyukon.Camacho-Sanchez M, Hawkins MTR*, Tuh Yit Yuh F, Maldonado JE, Leona ...
, ''Crocidura baluensis'' **
Batak shrew The Batak shrew (''Crocidura batakorum'') is a species of shrew from the Philippines. Description It is of small size, its head and body length of , tail , of which the proximal are sparsely covered by longer bristles, hindfoot with claw and ...
, ''Crocidura batakorum'' **
Bates's shrew Bates's shrew (''Crocidura batesi'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. This large ...
, ''Crocidura batesi'' ** Mindanao shrew, ''Crocidura beatus'' **
Beccari's shrew Beccari's shrew (''Crocidura beccarii'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in the Barisan Mountains of Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully wit ...
, ''Crocidura beccarii'' ** Bottego's shrew, ''Crocidura bottegi'' **
Bale shrew The Bale shrew (''Crocidura bottegoides'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia, in the Bale Mountains of the Ethiopian Highlands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and h ...
, ''Crocidura bottegoides'' **
Thick-tailed shrew The thick-tailed shrew (''Crocidura brunnea'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found on the islands of Java and Bali in Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and O ...
, ''Crocidura brunnea'' **
Buettikofer's shrew Buettikofer's shrew (''Crocidura buettikoferi'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in southern Nigeria and scantly present in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Re ...
, ''Crocidura buettikoferi'' **
African dusky shrew The African dusky shrew or African foggy shrew (''Crocidura caliginea'') is a species of shrew. It is native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), c ...
, ''Crocidura caliginea'' **
Canarian shrew The Canarian shrew (''Crocidura canariensis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands, specifically the eastern islands of Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Lobos, and Mount Clara. It used to be found on Grac ...
, ''Crocidura canariensis'' **
Caspian shrew The Caspian shrew (''Crocidura caspica'') is a species of 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 ...
, ''Crocidura caspica'' **
Sulawesi hairy-tailed shrew Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's eleventh-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the S ...
, ''Crocidura caudipilosa'' **
Cinderella shrew The cinderella shrew (''Crocidura cinderella'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal. Its natural habitat is dry savanna A savanna or savan ...
, ''Crocidura cinderella'' **
Congo white-toothed shrew The Congo white-toothed shrew (''Crocidura congobelgica'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, East ...
, ''Crocidura congobelgica'' ** Cranbrook's shrew, ''Crocidura cranbooki'' **
Long-footed shrew The long-footed shrew (''Crocidura crenata'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon Gabon ( ...
, ''Crocidura crenata'' **
Crosse's shrew Crosse's shrew (''Crocidura crossei'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: ...
, ''Crocidura crossei'' **
Reddish-gray musk shrew The reddish-gray musk shrew (''Crocidura cyanea'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a ...
, ''Crocidura cyanea'' ** Dent's shrew, ''Crocidura denti'' **
Desperate shrew The desperate shrew (''Crocidura desperata'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of moun ...
, ''Crocidura desperata'' **
Dhofar shrew The Dhofar shrew (''Crocidura dhofarensis'') is a white-toothed shrew found only in the Dhofar region of Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country locate ...
, ''Crocidura dhofarensis'' **
Long-tailed musk shrew The long-tailed musk shrew (''Crocidura dolichura'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Nigeria, and Uganda ...
, ''Crocidura dolichura'' ** Dongjiangyuan white-toothed shrew, ''Crocidura dongyangjiangensis'' **
Doucet's musk shrew Doucet's musk shrew (''Crocidura douceti'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Liberia, and possibly Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, ...
, ''Crocidura douceti'' **
Dracula shrew The Dracula shrew (''Crocidura dracula''), also known as the large white-toothed shrew, is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Vietnam, Laos, and adjacent southern China, with possible range extension into Cambodia eas ...
, ''Crocidura dracula'' **
Dsinezumi shrew The Dsinezumi shrew (''Crocidura dsinezumi''), also known as the Japanese white-toothed shrew, is a species of musk shrew found in Japan and on Korea's Jeju Island. It is widespread, and considered to be of "least concern A least-concern sp ...
, ''Crocidura dsinezumi'' **
Ivory Coast white-toothed shrew The Ivory Coast white-toothed shrew (''Crocidura eburnea'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is native to the Ivory Coast, Liberia, and Guinea. Taxonomy Initially described in 1958 by Henri Heim de Balsac as a subspecies of ...
, ''Crocidura eburnea'' **
Eisentraut's shrew Eisentraut's shrew (''Crocidura eisentrauti'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, l ...
, ''Crocidura eisentrauti'' **
Elgon shrew The Elgon shrew (''Crocidura elgonius'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of ...
, ''Crocidura elgonius'' **
Elongated shrew The elongated shrew (''Crocidura elongata'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania ...
, ''Crocidura elongata'' **
Heather shrew The heather shrew (''Crocidura erica'') is a species of 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 ( ...
, ''Crocidura erica'' **
Fingui white-toothed shrew The Fingui white-toothed shrew or Principe white-toothed shrew (''Crocidura fingui'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to the island of Príncipe in São Tomé and Príncipe. Taxonomy Previously thought to be an i ...
, ''Crocidura fingui'' **
Fischer's shrew Fischer's shrew (''Crocidura fischeri'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is dry savanna A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosys ...
, ''Crocidura fischeri'' **
Greater red musk shrew The greater red musk shrew (''Crocidura flavescens'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa, and Eswatini. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, temperate grassland A grassland is ...
, ''Crocidura flavescens'' **
Flower's shrew Flower's shrew (''Crocidura floweri'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Egypt. Its natural habitat is arable land Arable land (from the la, arabilis, "able to be ploughed") is any land capable of being plough ...
, ''Crocidura floweri'' **
Bornean shrew The Bornean shrew (''Crocidura foetida'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found only on Borneo, throughout most of the island; it may or may not be present in Brunei. Multilocus phylogenies reveal paraphyly in ''C. foetida ...
, ''Crocidura foetida'' **
Fox's shrew Fox's shrew (''Crocidura foxi'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, South Sudan, ...
, ''Crocidura foxi'' **
Southeast Asian shrew The Southeast Asian shrew (''Crocidura fuliginosa'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Cambodia, India, China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), offici ...
, ''Crocidura fuliginosa'' **
Savanna shrew The savanna shrew (''Crocidura fulvastra'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya ...
, ''Crocidura fulvastra'' **
Smoky white-toothed shrew The smoky white-toothed shrew (''Crocidura fumosa'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Kenya. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of ...
, ''Crocidura fumosa'' **
Bicolored musk shrew The bicolored musk shrew (''Crocidura fuscomurina'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivor ...
, ''Crocidura fuscomurina'' **
Gathorne's shrew Gathorne's shrew or Gathorne's white-toothed shrew (''Crocidura gathornei'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to northern India. Taxonomy Although specimens of this species were collected as far back as 1913, this ...
, ''Crocidura gathornei'' **
Glass's shrew The Glass's shrew (''Crocidura glassi'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia. The mammal's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-elevation shrubland and grassland, and swamp A swamp is a forest ...
, ''Crocidura glassi'' **
Gmelin's white-toothed shrew Gmelin's white-toothed shrew (''Crocidura gmelini'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Afghanistan, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's ...
, ''Crocidura gmelini'' **
Goliath shrew The goliath shrew (''Crocidura goliath'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon Gabon (; ; ...
, ''Crocidura goliath'' **
Peters's musk shrew The Peters's musk shrew (''Crocidura gracilipes'') is a species of 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 ...
, ''Crocidura gracilipes'' ** Large-headed shrew, ''Crocidura grandiceps'' **
Greater Mindanao shrew The Greater Mindanao shrew (''Crocidura grandis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republi ...
, ''Crocidura grandis'' **
Grasse's shrew The Grasse's shrew (''Crocidura grassei'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; f ...
, ''Crocidura grassei'' **
Luzon shrew The Luzon shrew (''Crocidura grayi'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipin ...
, ''Crocidura grayi'' **
Greenwood's shrew The Greenwood's shrew (''Crocidura greenwoodi'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Somalia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, dry savanna A savanna or savannah is a mixed ...
, ''Crocidura greenwoodi'' **
Güldenstädt's shrew Güldenstädt's shrew (''Crocidura gueldenstaedtii'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the lesser white-toothed shrew (''C. suaveolens''), but more recent studies support it being a distin ...
, ''Crocidura gueldenstaedtii'' ** Guy's shrew, ''Crocidura guy'' **
Harenna shrew The Harenna shrew (''Crocidura harenna'') is a white-toothed shrew found only in one location in the Bale Mountains in southern Ethiopia. It occurs within an area of less than ten square kilometres, and is listed as a critically endangered specie ...
, ''Crocidura harenna'' ** Sinharaja shrew, ''Crocidura hikmiya''* **
Hildegarde's shrew Hildegarde's shrew (''Crocidura hildegardeae'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, an ...
, ''Crocidura hildegardeae'' **
Hill's shrew Hill's shrew (''Crocidura hilliana'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, locate ...
, ''Crocidura hilliana'' **
Lesser red musk shrew The lesser red musk shrew (''Crocidura hirta'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbab ...
, ''Crocidura hirta'' **
Andaman spiny shrew The Andaman spiny shrew or Andaman shrew (''Crocidura hispida'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-l ...
, ''Crocidura hispida'' **
Horsfield's shrew Horsfield's shrew (''Crocidura horsfieldii'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae found in Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Laos, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), ...
, ''Crocidura horsfieldii'' **
Hutan shrew The Hutan shrew (''Crocidura hutanis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is known only from northern Sumatra in Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania betwe ...
, ''Crocidura hutanis'' **
Indochinese shrew The Indochinese shrew (''Crocidura indochinensis'') is a species of white-toothed shrew native to Southeast Asia. It was first identified in 1922 by Herbert C. Robinson and C. Boden Kloss. The species is often taxonomized as a subspecies Horsfie ...
, ''Crocidura indochinensis'' **
Jackson's shrew Jackson's shrew (''Crocidura jacksoni'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist low ...
, ''Crocidura jacksoni'' **
Jenkins' shrew Jenkins's shrew (''Crocidura jenkinsi'') is a critically endangered species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to South Andaman Island in India. References * Chakraborty, S., Pradhan, M.S. & Subramanian, K.A. 2002. Jenkins's ...
, ''Crocidura jenkinsi'' **
Jouvenet's shrew Jouvenet's shrew (''Crocidura jouvenetae'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. This species is present in lowland tropical moist forest and possibly in montane forest ...
, ''Crocidura jouvenetae'' **
Katinka's shrew Katinka's shrew ('Crocidura katinka'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It has been recorded from Israel, Syria, and Palestine, but it may now be extinct in Israel. It may also be present in southwestern Iran. References K ...
, ''Crocidura katinka'' ** Kego shrew, ''Crocidura kegoensis'' **
Kivu shrew The Kivu shrew (''Crocidura kivuana'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially ...
, ''Crocidura kivuana'' **
Lamotte's shrew Lamotte's shrew (''Crocidura lamottei'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo ...
, ''Crocidura lamottei'' **
Kivu long-haired shrew The Kivu long-haired shrew (''Crocidura lanosa'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ...
, ''Crocidura lanosa'' **
Ussuri white-toothed shrew The Ussuri white-toothed shrew (''Crocidura lasiura'') is a species of musk shrew found on the mainland Northeast Asia Northeast Asia or Northeastern Asia is a geographical subregion of Asia; its northeastern landmass and islands are bounded b ...
, ''Crocidura lasiura'' **
Latona's shrew Latona's shrew (''Crocidura latona'') is a species of shrew in the genus Crocidura. It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La ...
, ''Crocidura latona'' **
Sulawesi shrew The Sulawesi shrew (''Crocidura lea'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to the central and northern provinces of Sulawesi in Indonesia. It is a fairly common species and the International Union for Conservation of Na ...
, ''Crocidura lea'' **
Sumatran giant shrew The Sumatran giant shrew (''Crocidura lepidura'') is a shrew of the genus '' Crocidura''. It is native to the Indonesian island of Sumatra, where it is found both in the rainforest Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tr ...
, ''Crocidura lepidura'' **
Bicolored shrew The bicolored shrew or bicoloured white-toothed shrew (''Crocidura leucodon'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in eastern, central and southern Europe and in western Asia. It is a nocturnal species and feeds on insect ...
, ''Crocidura leucodon'' **
Sulawesi tiny shrew The Sulawesi tiny shrew (''Crocidura levicula'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and ...
, ''Crocidura levicula'' **
Naked-tail shrew The Butiaba naked-tailed shrew (''Crocidura littoralis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, and Uganda }), is ...
, ''Crocidura littoralis'' **
Savanna swamp shrew The Savanna swamp shrew (''Crocidura longipes'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially ...
, ''Crocidura longipes'' **
Lucina's shrew Lucina's shrew (''Crocidura lucina'') is a species of 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 (nur ...
, ''Crocidura lucina'' **
Ludia's shrew Ludia's shrew (''Crocidura ludia'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, and Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (frenc ...
, ''Crocidura ludia'' **
Moonshine shrew The moonshine shrew (''Crocidura luna'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe Zimbabw ...
(''Crocidura luna'' **
Mauritanian shrew The Mauritanian shrew (''Crocidura lusitania'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Algeria, Burkina Faso, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Le ...
, ''Crocidura lusitania'' **
Lwiro shrew The Lwiro shrew or Misotshi-Kabogo shrew (''Crocidura lwiroensis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Etymology It is named in honor of the research team based at the Lwir ...
, ''Crocidura lwiroensis'' **
MacArthur's shrew MacArthur's shrew (''Crocidura macarthuri'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Kenya and Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially t ...
, ''Crocidura macarthuri'' **
MacMillan's shrew MacMillan's shrew (''Crocidura macmillani'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to the Ethiopian Highlands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and moist savanna A savanna or ...
, ''Crocidura macmillani'' **
Nyiro shrew The Nyiro shrew (''Crocidura macowi'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 ...
, ''Crocidura macowi'' **
Malayan shrew The Malayan shrew (''Crocidura malayana'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and fe ...
, ''Crocidura malayana'' **
Manenguba shrew The Manenguba shrew ('Crocidura manengubae'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mo ...
, ''Crocidura manengubae'' **
Makwassie musk shrew The Makwassie musk shrew (''Crocidura maquassiensis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in South Africa, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located ...
, ''Crocidura maquassiensis'' **
Swamp musk shrew The swamp musk shrew (''Crocidura mariquensis''), or musk shrew, is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It occurs in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Zambia and Zimbabwe. ...
, ''Crocidura mariquensis'' **
Gracile naked-tailed shrew The gracile naked-tailed shrew (''Crocidura maurisca'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Burundi, Gabon, Kenya, and Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or Ea ...
, ''Crocidura maurisca'' **
Javanese shrew The Javanese shrew (''Crocidura maxi'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is native to Indonesia and East Timor. It ranges throughout Java and the Lesser Sunda Islands. It has also been introduced to Ambon Island Ambon Isla ...
, ''Crocidura maxi'' **
Mduma's shrew Mduma's shrew (''Crocidura mdumai'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Tanzania. Etymology It is named after Tanzanian conservationist Simon Mduma, in honor of his efforts in studying the Serengeti ecosystem. ...
, ''Crocidura mdumai'' **
Mindoro shrew The Mindoro shrew (''Crocidura mindorus'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pil ...
, ''Crocidura mindorus'' **
Sri Lankan long-tailed shrew The Sri Lankan long-tailed shrew (''Crocidura miya'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங் ...
, ''Crocidura miya'' **
Kilimanjaro shrew The Kilimanjaro shrew (''Crocidura monax'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country ...
, ''Crocidura monax'' **
Sunda shrew The Sunda shrew (''Crocidura monticola'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae found in Indonesia and Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States an ...
, ''Crocidura monticola'' **
Montane white-toothed shrew The montane white-toothed shrew (''Crocidura montis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and subtropical ...
, ''Crocidura montis'' **
Munissi’s shrew Munissi's shrew (''Crocidura munissii'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Tanzania. It is known only from Rubeho, Udzungwa, Ukaguru and Uluguru mountains. It inhabits montane forests Montane ecosystems are ...
, ''Crocidura munissii'' **
West African long-tailed shrew The West African long-tailed shrew (''Crocidura muricauda'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It can be found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone ...
, ''Crocidura muricauda'' **
Mossy forest shrew The mossy forest shrew (''Crocidura musseri'') is a species of shrew native to Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of ...
, ''Crocidura musseri'' **
Ugandan musk shrew The Ugandan musk shrew (''Crocidura mutesae'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic. Its range, population size and habits are poorly known. De ...
, ''Crocidura mutesae'' **
Somali dwarf shrew The Somali dwarf shrew (''Crocidura nana'') is a species of 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 feedi ...
, ''Crocidura nana'' ** Savanna dwarf shrew, ''Crocidura nanilla'' **
Narcondam shrew The Narcondam shrew (''Crocidura narcondamica'') is a white-toothed shrew in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Narcondam Island, a small, remote, volcanic island situated in Andaman Sea and considered part of the Andaman and Nicobar archipe ...
, ''Crocidura narcondamica'' **
Sumatran white-toothed shrew Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent is ...
, ''Crocidura neglecta'' **
Peninsular shrew The peninsular shrew (''Crocidura negligens'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in the Malay Peninsula and Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a c ...
, ''Crocidura negligens'' **
Negros shrew The Negros shrew (''Crocidura negrina'') is a white-toothed shrew found only on the island of Negros in the Philippines. It is locally called the ''katsurí'' and is listed as an endangered species due to habitat loss Habitat destruction (a ...
, ''Crocidura negrina'' **
Newmark's shrew Newmark's shrew (''Crocidura newmarki'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Tanzania. It is restricted to Mt. Meru, where it is one of two endemic mammals, alongside Verhagen's brush-furred rat (''Lophuromys verha ...
, ''Crocidura newmarki'' **
Nicobar shrew The Nicobar shrew or Nicobar white-tailed shrew (''Crocidura nicobarica'') is a critically endangered species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Great Nicobar Island in India India, officially the Republic of India ( H ...
, ''Crocidura nicobarica'' **
Nigerian shrew The Nigerian shrew (''Crocidura nigeriae'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. The animal is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Togo, and there are claims of it also being found in Ghana Ghana (; t ...
, ''Crocidura nigeriae'' **
Blackish white-toothed shrew The blackish white-toothed shrew (''Crocidura nigricans'') is a species of mammal Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce ...
, ''Crocidura nigricans'' **
Black-footed shrew The black-footed shrew (''Crocidura nigripes'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to northern and central Sulawesi, Indonesia where it lives on the floor of the tropical forests. The International Union for Conservati ...
, ''Crocidura nigripes'' **
African black shrew The African black shrew (''Crocidura nigrofusca'') is a species 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, eleph ...
, ''Crocidura nigrofusca'' **
Nimba shrew The Nimba shrew (''Crocidura nimbae'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by ...
, ''Crocidura nimbae'' **
Nimba giant shrew The Mount Nimba giant forest shrew (''Crocidura nimbasilvanus'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is native to West Africa, where it is found in Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. It was formerly synonymized with t ...
, ''Crocidura nimbasilvanus'' **
Sibuyan shrew The Sibuyan shrew (''Crocidura ninoyi'') is a species of shrew from the Philippines. References

Crocidura, ninoyi Mammals of the Philippines Mammals described in 2010 Endemic fauna of the Philippines Fauna of Romblon {{whitetoothed-shre ...
, ''Crocidura ninoyi'' **
Niobe's shrew Niobe's shrew (''Crocidura niobe'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is native to the Albertine Rift montane forests The Albertine Rift montane forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion in east-central Africa. Th ...
, ''Crocidura niobe'' **
West African pygmy shrew The West African pygmy shrew or obscure white-toothed shrew (''Crocidura obscurior'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is subtropical or t ...
, ''Crocidura obscurior'' **
African giant shrew The African giant shrew (''Crocidura olivieri'') is a species of white-toothed shrew. It also is known as, Mann's musk shrew, Euchareena's musk shrew, or Olivier's shrew. It is native to Africa, where it has a widespread distribution and occurs i ...
, ''Crocidura olivieri'' **
Oriental shrew The Oriental shrew (''Crocidura orientalis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and ...
, ''Crocidura orientalis'' **
Ryukyu shrew The Ryukyu shrew (''Crocidura orii''), also known as Orii's shrew, is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Japan. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction ...
, ''Crocidura orii'' **
North African white-toothed shrew The North African white-toothed shrew (''Crocidura pachyura'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found on the islands of Ibiza Ibiza (natively and officially in ca, Eivissa, ) is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean S ...
, ''Crocidura pachyura'' **
Palawan shrew The Palawan shrew (''Crocidura palawanensis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to the Philippines and known from Palawan and Balabac Islands, from sea level to asl American Sign Language (ASL) is a natural la ...
, ''Crocidura palawanensis'' **
Panay shrew The Panay shrew (''Crocidura panayensis'') is a species of shrew from the Philippines. Description It is of medium size, with a head and body length of , with a long tail 81–94% of the head and body length. Its head is long and pointed, with nu ...
, ''Crocidura panayensis'' **
Sumatran long-tailed shrew The Sumatran long-tailed shrew (''Crocidura paradoxura'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the ...
, ''Crocidura paradoxura'' **
Small-footed shrew The small-footed shrew (''Crocidura parvipes'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South ...
, ''Crocidura parvipes'' **
Sahelian tiny shrew The Sahelian tiny shrew (''Crocidura pasha'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Ethiopia and Sudan. Its natural habitat is dry Sahel The Sahel (; ar, ساحل ' , "coast, shore") is a region in North Africa. It ...
, ''Crocidura pasha'' **
Pale gray shrew The pale gray shrew (''Crocidura pergrisea'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Pakistan and is distributed in the Shigar valley and the western edge of Deosai Deosai National Park () is a high-altitude alpin ...
, ''Crocidura pergrisea'' **
Guramba shrew The Guramba shrew (''Crocidura phaeura'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal ...
, ''Crocidura phaeura'' ** Dr. Phan Luong shrew, ''Crocidura phanluongi'' **
Phu Hoc shrew The Phu Hoc shrew (''Crocidura phuquocensis'') is a species of white-toothed shrew native to the island of Phú Quốc, Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a coun ...
, ''Crocidura phuquocensis'' **
Cameroonian shrew The Cameroonian shrew (''Crocidura picea'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destructi ...
, ''Crocidura picea'' **
Pitman's shrew Pitman's shrew (''Crocidura pitmani'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern A ...
, ''Crocidura pitmani'' **
Flat-headed shrew The flat-headed shrew (''Crocidura planiceps'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Uganda. The flat-headed shrew is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Re ...
, ''Crocidura planiceps'' **
Fraser's musk shrew Fraser's musk shrew (''Crocidura poensis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Its na ...
, ''Crocidura poensis'' **
Polia's shrew Polia's shrew (''Crocidura polia'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La ...
, ''Crocidura polia'' **
Kashmir white-toothed shrew The Kashmir white-toothed shrew (''Crocidura pullata'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in India and Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country ...
, ''Crocidura pullata'' **
Rainey's shrew Rainey's shrew (''Crocidura raineyi'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 ...
, ''Crocidura raineyi'' **
Negev shrew The Negev shrew (''Crocidura ramona''), also known as the Ramon's shrew ( he, חדף הרמון, ') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. So far, it is only known from Israel. It is found in three regions: Mizpe Ramon and Sede Boqer i ...
, ''Crocidura ramona'' **
Chinese white-toothed shrew The Chinese white-toothed shrew (''Crocidura rapax'') is a species of mammal Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk ...
, ''Crocidura rapax'' **
Egyptian pygmy shrew The Egyptian pygmy shrew or sacred shrew (''Crocidura religiosa'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Egypt. Its natural habitat is arable land. It is threatened by habitat loss, partially caused by the construct ...
, ''Crocidura religiosa'' **
Sulawesi white-handed shrew The Sulawesi white-handed shrew or Temboan shrew (''Crocidura rhoditis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. It is a fairly common species and the population seems stable so the ...
, ''Crocidura rhoditis'' **
Roosevelt's shrew Roosevelt's shrew (''Crocidura roosevelti'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is moist ...
, ''Crocidura roosevelti'' **
Greater white-toothed shrew The greater white-toothed shrew (''Crocidura russula'') is a small insectivorous mammal found in Europe and North Africa. It is the most common of the white-toothed shrews. This species is found along the Mediterranean, Netherlands, Belgium, Irel ...
, ''Crocidura russula'' ** Sa Pa shrew, ''Crocidura sapaensis'' **
Ugandan lowland shrew The Ugandan lowland shrew or Moon shrew, (''Crocidura selina'') is a species of mammal Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females pr ...
, ''Crocidura selina'' **
Lesser rock shrew The lesser rock shrew (''Crocidura serezkyensis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye ...
, ''Crocidura serezkyensis'' **
Asian lesser white-toothed shrew The Asian lesser white-toothed shrew (''Crocidura shantungensis'') is a species of mammal Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females ...
, ''Crocidura shantungensis'' **
Siberian shrew The Siberian shrew (''Crocidura sibirica') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Russia, and possibly China and Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a land ...
, ''Crocidura sibirica'' **
Sicilian shrew The Sicilian shrew (''Crocidura sicula'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Sicily (Italy) and Gozo (Malta). Its natural habitat is temperate shrubland. Distribution and habitat It is present in Sicily and Ustica ...
, ''Crocidura sicula'' **
Lesser gray-brown musk shrew The lesser gray-brown musk shrew (''Crocidura silacea'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are ...
, ''Crocidura silacea'' ** Mebado white-toothed shrew, ''Crocidura similturba'' **
Desert musk shrew The desert musk shrew (''Crocidura smithii'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Senegal, and possibly Somalia. Its natural habitat is dry savanna A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i ...
, ''Crocidura smithii'' **
Sokolov's shrew Sokolov's shrew (''Crocidura sokolovi'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Vietnam. Description ''C. sokolovi'' is an intermediate species of ''Crocidura'' with a long tail that is thickened at the base and cove ...
, ''Crocidura sokolovi'' **
Somali shrew The Somali shrew (''Crocidura somalica'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Mali, Somalia, and Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمه ...
, ''Crocidura somalica'' **
Narrow-headed shrew The narrow-headed shrew or Kahuzi swamp white-toothed shrew (''Crocidura stenocephala'') is a species of shrew in the family Soricidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Its natural habitat is swamps. It is threaten ...
, ''Crocidura stenocephala'' **
Lesser white-toothed shrew The lesser white-toothed shrew (''Crocidura suaveolens'') is a tiny shrew with a widespread distribution in Africa, Asia and Europe. Its preferred habitat is scrub and gardens and it feeds on insects, arachnids, worms, gastropods, newts ...
, ''Crocidura suaveolens'' **
Iranian shrew The Iranian shrew (''Crocidura susiana'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Iran. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which ...
, ''Crocidura susiana'' **
Taiwanese gray shrew The Taiwanese gray shrew (''Crocidura tanakae'') is a species of 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 ...
, ''Crocidura tanakae'' **
Tanzanian shrew The Tanzanian shrew (''Crocidura tansaniana'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. References

Mammals of Tanzania Endemic fauna ...
, ''Crocidura tansaniana'' **
Tarella shrew The tarella shrew (''Crocidura tarella'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and montane forest M ...
, ''Crocidura tarella'' **
Saharan shrew The Saharan shrew (''Crocidura tarfayensis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Mauritania and Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of ...
, ''Crocidura tarfayensis'' **
Telford's shrew Telford's shrew (''Crocidura telfordi'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. ...
, ''Crocidura telfordi'' **
Timor shrew The Timor shrew or thin shrew (''Crocidura tenuis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Timor Timor is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, in the north of the Timor Sea. The island is ...
, ''Crocidura tenuis'' **
Thalia's shrew Thalia's shrew (''Crocidura thalia'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia. The mammal's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and high-elevation grasslands, and moist savanna ...
, ''Crocidura thalia'' **
Therese's shrew Therese's shrew (''Crocidura theresae'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest Tropical an ...
, ''Crocidura theresae'' **
São Tomé shrew The São Tomé shrew (''Crocidura thomensis'') is a white-toothed shrew about long found only on São Tomé Island, São Tomé and Príncipe. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss and a restricted range. It was disc ...
, ''Crocidura thomensis'' **
Christmas Island shrew The Christmas Island shrew (''Crocidura trichura''), also known as the Christmas Island musk-shrew is an extremely rare or possibly extinct shrew from Christmas Island. It was variously placed as subspecies of the Asian gray shrew (''Crocidura a ...
, ''Crocidura trichura'' **
Turbo shrew The turbo shrew (''Crocidura turba'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya ...
, ''Crocidura turba'' **
Ultimate shrew The ultimate shrew (''Crocidura ultima'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Kenya. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. ...
, ''Crocidura ultima'' **
Javan ghost shrew The Javan ghost shrew (''Crocidura umbra'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Java where it is known only from Mount Gede and can be found from the type locality at 1,611 and 1,950 m elevation on Mt. Gede. Its natu ...
, ''Crocidura umbra'' **
Usambara shrew The Usambara shrew (''Crocidura usambarae'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Bumbuli District of Tanga Region in Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests of Usambara mounta ...
, ''Crocidura usambarae'' **
Savanna path shrew The savanna path shrew (''Crocidura viaria'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, So ...
, ''Crocidura viaria'' **
Mamfe shrew The Mamfe shrew (''Crocidura virgata'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It was discovered in 1940, and can be found in Nigeria and Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon ...
, ''Crocidura virgata'' **
Voi shrew The Voi shrew (''Crocidura voi'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, and Togo. Its natural ha ...
, ''Crocidura voi'' **
Voracious shrew The voracious shrew (''Crocidura vorax'') is a common and widespread species of shrew native to China, India, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" ...
, ''Crocidura vorax'' **
Banka shrew The Banka shrew (''Crocidura vosmaeri'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is only known from the Bangka Island in Indonesia and possibly Sumatra. It lives in primary and secondary lowland forest and it is not clear if can adapt ...
, ''Crocidura vosmaeri'' **
Lesser Ryukyu shrew The lesser Ryukyu shrew, or Watase's shrew (''Crocidura watasei'') is a common species of shrews that is endemic to Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the no ...
, ''Crocidura watasei'' **
Whitaker's shrew Whitaker's shrew (''Crocidura whitakeri'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Western Sahara, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, rocky and sandy coasts. It is a ...
, ''Crocidura whitakeri'' **
Wimmer's shrew Wimmer's shrew (''Crocidura wimmeri'') is a white-toothed shrew found only in Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capi ...
, ''Crocidura wimmeri'' **
Hainan Island shrew The Hainan Island shrew (''Crocidura wuchihensis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae native to China and Vietnam. The IUCN has insufficient data to assess the level of population and its trend. Distribution and habitat The Hainan ...
, ''Crocidura wuchihensis'' **
Xanthippe's shrew Xanthippe's shrew (''Crocidura xantippe'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush ...
, ''Crocidura xantippe'' ** Beletta shrew, ''Crocidura yaldeni'' **
Yankari shrew The Yankari shrew (''Crocidura yankariensis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Somalia, and Sudan. Its natural habitat is dry savanna A sa ...
, ''Crocidura yankariensis'' **
Mikhail Zaitsev’s shrew Mikhail Zaitsev's shrew (''Crocidura zaitsevi'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Vietnam. Distribution The species is restricted to Ngoc Linh mountain in the Vietnamese province of Kon Tum. This species is ...
, ''Crocidura zaitsevi''* **
Zaphir's shrew Zaphir's shrew (''Crocidura zaphiri'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Ethiopia and Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image ...
, ''Crocidura zaphiri'' **
Zarudny's rock shrew Zarudny's rock shrew (''Crocidura zarudnyi'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a countr ...
, ''Crocidura zarudnyi'' **
Upemba shrew The Upemba shrew (''Crocidura zimmeri'') is a species of shrew in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquiall ...
, ''Crocidura zimmeri'' **
Cretan shrew The Cretan shrew (''Crocidura zimmermanni'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic and exclusive to the island of Crete, Greece. Its natural habitat is temperate shrubland, and the animal is threatened by habitat loss. ...
, ''Crocidura zimmermanni'' *Genus ''
Diplomesodon ''Diplomesodon'' is a genus of shrew that contains a single extant species, the piebald shrew ''(Diplomesodon pulchellum)''. Taxonomy An extinct species named '' Diplomesodon fossorius'' is known from the Early Pleistocene of South Africa, very ...
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Piebald shrew The piebald shrew (''Diplomesodon pulchellum'') is a shrew found in the Turan Lowland east of the Caspian Sea in Iran, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. It grows to to in length, and usually hunts for insects and lizard Lizards are a widespread ...
, ''Diplomesodon pulchellum'' *Genus '' Feroculus'' **
Kelaart's long-clawed shrew Kelaart's long-clawed shrew (''Feroculus feroculus'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is the only species within the genus ''Feroculus''. It is endemic to Sri Lanka and southern India. Its natural habitats are subtropical or t ...
, ''Feroculus feroculus'' *Genus '' Palawanosorex'' **
Palawan moss shrew The Palawan moss shrew (''Palawanosorex muscorum'') is a species of shrew found on Mount Mantalingajan in the Philippines. The shrew is one of two other unique species only found on Mount Mantalingajan. See also * Palawan shrew References < ...
, ''Palawanosorex muscorum'' *Genus ''
Paracrocidura ''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, o ...
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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 ecosy ...
, ''Paracrocidura graueri'' **
Greater large-headed shrew The greater large-headed shrew (''Paracrocidura maxima'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowlan ...
, ''Paracrocidura maxima'' **
Lesser large-headed shrew The lesser large-headed shrew (''Paracrocidura schoutedeni'') is a species of shrew in the family Soricidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon ...
, ''Paracrocidura schoutedeni'' *Genus ''
Ruwenzorisorex The Ruwenzori shrew (''Ruwenzorisorex suncoides'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is the only species within the genus ''Ruwenzorisorex''. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. It is ...
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Ruwenzori shrew The Ruwenzori shrew (''Ruwenzorisorex suncoides'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is the only species within the genus ''Ruwenzorisorex''. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. It is s ...
, ''Ruwenzorisorex suncoides'' *Genus ''
Scutisorex ''Scutisorex'' is a genus of African shrews, 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) ...
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Armored shrew The hero shrew (''Scutisorex somereni''), also known as the armored shrew, is a large shrew native to the Congo Basin of Africa. Its features are typical of a white-toothed shrew − short legs, slender snout, dense fur − except for a highly u ...
, ''Scutisorex somereni'' **
Thor's hero shrew Thor's hero shrew (''Scutisorex thori'') is an extant species of shrew native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It and its sister species, the hero shrew (''Scutisorex somereni''), are the only mammal species known to have interlocking ver ...
, ''Scutisorex thori'' *Genus '' Solisorex'' **
Pearson's long-clawed shrew Pearson's long-clawed shrew (''Solisorex pearsoni'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is the only species within the genus ''Solisorex''. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests ...
, ''Solisorex pearsoni'' *Genus ''
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 L ...
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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 hab ...
, ''Suncus aequatorius'' **
Black shrew The black shrew (''Suncus ater'') is a white-toothed shrew only known from Mount Kinabalu in the Malaysian state of Sabah on the island of Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the List of islands by area, third-largest island in the world a ...
, ''Suncus ater'' **
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'' **
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 mamm ...
, ''Suncus etruscus'' **
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 ...
, ''Suncus fellowesgordoni'' **
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'' **
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'' **
Least dwarf shrew The least dwarf shrew (''Suncus infinitesimus'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, and Uganda. ...
, ''Suncus infinitesimus'' **
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'' **
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 s ...
, ''Suncus madagascariensis'' **
Malayan pygmy shrew The Malayan pygmy shrew (''Suncus malayanus'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It can be found in Malaysia and Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country ...
, ''Suncus malayanus'' **
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 Republ ...
, ''Suncus megalurus'' **
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'' **
Asian highland shrew The Asian highland shrew (''Suncus montanus'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in India and Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்� ...
, ''Suncus montanus'' **
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'' **
Remy's pygmy shrew Remy's pygmy shrew (''Suncus remyi'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests ...
, ''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 measures about 50 – 70% of body length. Thi ...
, ''Suncus stoliczkanus'' **
Lesser dwarf shrew The lesser dwarf shrew (''Suncus varilla'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe Zimbabwe () ...
, ''Suncus varilla'' **
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 h ...
, ''Suncus zeylanicus'' *Genus ''
Sylvisorex The forest shrews are the members of the genus ''Sylvisorex''. They are mammals in the family Soricidae and are found only in Africa. The genus name comes from the Latin world "silva" which means "forest" and "sorex", which means "shrew-mouse". ...
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Cameroonian forest shrew The Cameroonian forest shrew (''Sylvisorex camerunensis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in the Montane forests of Western Cameroon around Mount Oku and Lake Manengouba, and in Southeastern Nigeria in the Gotel Mou ...
, ''Sylvisorex cameruniensis'' **
Corbet's forest shrew The Corbet's forest shrew (''Sylvisorex corbeti'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in the Nigeria and Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: Répub ...
, ''Sylvisorex corbeti'' **
Grant's forest shrew Grant's forest shrew (''Sylvisorex granti'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae found in the mountain forests of central Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tr ...
, ''Sylvisorex granti'' **
Howell's forest shrew Howell's forest shrew (''Sylvisorex howelli'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. References Howell's forest shrew Mammals o ...
, ''Sylvisorex howelli'' **
Bioko forest shrew The Bioko forest shrew or Isabella's shrew (''Sylvisorex isabellae'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae found in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and subtropical o ...
, ''Sylvisorex isabellae'' **
Johnston's forest shrew Johnston's forest shrew (''Sylvisorex johnstoni'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae found in Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, ...
, ''Sylvisorex johnstoni'' **
Kongana shrew The Kongana shrew (''Sylvisorex konganensis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae endemic to Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bor ...
, ''Sylvisorex konganensis'' **
Moon forest shrew The moon forest shrew (''Sylvisorex lunaris'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Burundi, Rwanda Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley ...
, ''Sylvisorex lunaris'' **
Mount Cameroon forest shrew The Mount Cameroon forest shrew or arrogant shrew, (''Sylvisorex morio'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found ...
, ''Sylvisorex morio'' **
Greater forest shrew The greater forest shrew (''Sylvisorex ollula'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropi ...
, ''Sylvisorex ollula'' **
Lesser forest shrew The lesser forest shrew (''Sylvisorex oriundus'') is a species of mammal in the family SoricidaeWilson, Don E.; Reeder, DeeAnn M. (eds.). 2005."''Sylvisorex oriundus''". ''Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference'' (3r ...
, ''Sylvisorex oriundus'' **
Rain forest shrew The rain forest shrew (''Sylvisorex pluvialis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is known only from its type locality, and from Kongana, ...
, ''Sylvisorex pluvialis'' **
Bamenda forest shrew Bamenda, also known as Abakwa and Mankon Town, is a city in northwestern Cameroon and capital of the Northwest Region. The city has a population of about 2 million people and is located north-west of the Cameroonian capital, Yaoundé. Bamenda i ...
, ''Sylvisorex silvanorum'' **
Volcano shrew The volcano shrew (''Sylvisorex vulcanorum'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae found in the high-altitude rainforest of Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical o ...
, ''Sylvisorex vulcanorum''


See also

* Imjin virus


References

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