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Eurasian pygmy shrew

Sorex minutus

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Description:

About 5 cm long without tail.

Habitat:

Shrews are active day and night, taking short periods of rest between relatively long bursts of activity. Common shrews are found throughout the woodlands, grasslands.

Notes:

Common shrew (Sorex araneus) or Eurasian pygmy shrew (Sorex minutus)?

1 Species ID Suggestions

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sunshinejanani
sunshinejanani 2 years ago
Cretan White- toothed shrew
Crocidura zimmermanni Cretan shrew - Wikipedia


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3 Comments

Ingrid3
Ingrid3 2 years ago

Remarkable snout! Cute too!

Marek Koszorek
Marek Koszorek 2 years ago

Thanks Zlatan, I'm also in favour of S. Minutus specie.

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Zlatan Celebic
Zlatan Celebic 2 years ago

Great photo-catch... and tough choice of species? I would vote for S. minutus; for the range...

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Marek Koszorek
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Marek Koszorek

Greece

Spotted on May 16, 2021
Submitted on May 16, 2021

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