''Suncus'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

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 dif ...

s in the family Soricidae.

Classification

*Genus ''Suncus'' ** Taita shrew, ''Suncus aequatorius'' ** Black shrew, ''Suncus ater'' ** Day's shrew, ''Suncus dayi'' **

Etruscan shrew The Etruscan shrew (''Suncus etruscus''), also known as the Etruscan pygmy shrew, white-toothed pygmy shrew and Savi's pygmy shrew, is the smallest known extant mammal by mass, weighing only about on average. (The bumblebee bat is regarded as t ...

, ''Suncus etruscus'' ** Sri Lankan shrew, ''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 ...

, ''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 groups ...

, ''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. I ...

, ''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 subtrop ...

, ''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 sm ...

, ''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, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until ...

, ''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 Republic ...

, ''Suncus megalurus'' **

Flores shrew The Flores shrew (''Suncus mertensi'') is a white-toothed shrew found only on Flores Island, Indonesia. It is listed as an endangered species due to habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs wh ...

, ''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, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is ...

, ''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 Gabon ( ; ), officially the Gabonese Republic (), is a country ...

, ''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 file: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 ha ...

, ''Suncus zeylanicus''

References

Mammal genera Taxa named by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg {{whitetoothed-shrew-stub