''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 diffe ...
s.
They are
mammals 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:
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Grauer's large-headed shrew (''Paracrocidura graueri'')
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Greater large-headed shrew (''Paracrocidura maxima'')
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Lesser large-headed shrew (''Paracrocidura schoutedeni'')
References
Mammal genera
Taxa named by Henri Heim de Balsac
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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