Horsfield's shrew (''Crocidura horsfieldii'') is a species of
mammal
A mammal () is a vertebrate animal of the Class (biology), class Mammalia (). Mammals are characterised by the presence of milk-producing mammary glands for feeding their young, a broad neocortex region of the brain, fur or hair, and three ...
in the family
Soricidae. It is found in Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Laos, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Description
Its head and body length is , and the tail is long. Its coloration is dusky brown above and dusky gray below. It differs from the
pygmy shrew by larger size and blackish feet.
References
Crocidura
Mammals of Sri Lanka
Mammals of India
Mammals described in 1856
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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