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Photograph, accompanied by life history, distribution, and references about Sorex ornatus.
http://arnica.csustan.edu/ESRPP/bvls.htm
Three skull images of Crocidura leucodon, from Animal Diversity Web.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umic...idura/c._leucodon$narrative.html
Article about the least shrew by David L. Fox: range, characteristics, natural history, conservation, plus several anatomical images. From Animal Diversity Web.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umic...ryptotis/c._parva$narrative.html
Adventures with a shrew (Crocidura russula) in a Netherlands garden.
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Adventures with a shrew Linden for his great contributions! Contents: 1 Shrew in the garden, 2 Shrew in the bedroom, 3 Shrew facts. Part 1 A shrew in the garden Our first encounter with a shrew dates back to September 18th, 2000. I was...Animal Diversity Web species account of the Eurasian water shrew, by Bridget Fahey.
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ADW: Neomys fodiens: Information Found on the banks of both standing or flowing fresh water and adjacent areas. Terrestrial Biomes: forest Aquatic Biomes: lakes and ponds; rivers and streams. Physical Description A darkly colored shrew with a white underside. Coloration on dorsal and ventral...Anatomical images of the teeth and skull of Suncus murinus, from Animal Diversity Web.
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ADW: Suncus murinus: Information Malay archipelago and southern Japan. This species has been introduced into northern and eastern Africa and the Middle East. Asian musk shrews are associated with forest environments, but are commonly found in household communities, and are considered commensals of humans...Article about the biology of the short-tailed shrew, plus some anatomical images, from Animal Diversity Web.
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ADW: Blarina brevicauda: Information These shrews are also common in cultivated fields, in flower and vegetable gardens, fence rows, and beside country roads. In the winter, they often retreat into barns, cellars and sheds. They need only sufficient vegetation to provide cover. They are...