Etruscan Shrew

Taxobox
name = Etruscan ShrewMSW3 Hutterer | pages = 258]

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status = LC
trend = unknown
status_system = iucn3.1
status_ref =IUCN2006 | assessors = Aulagnier "et al"|year=2004|id=29671|title=Suncus etruscus|downloaded=9 May 2006 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern]
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Soricomorpha
familia = Soricidae
genus = "Suncus"
species = "S. etruscus"
binomial = "Suncus etruscus"
binomial_authority = (Savi, 1822)The Etruscan Shrew ("Suncus etruscus") , also known as the Etruscan Pygmy Shrew or the White-toothed Pygmy Shrew is the smallest known mammal by mass, weighing only about 2 grams, although the smallest known mammal by skull size is the Bumblebee Bat. The smallest mature specimens of this shrew are thought to weigh about 1.3 grams and measure 36 mm (1.42 inches) long. This small mammal is 60 mm from the tip of the nose to the base of the tail; the tail is about 40 mm long. This shrew has a lifespan of 15 months. The Etruscan Shrew inhabits forests and brush areas between Southern Asia and Southern Europe. A forager, the Etruscan Shrew subsists largely upon insects.

References

External links

* [http://www.americazoo.com/goto/index/mammals/48.htm Savi's pygmy shrew, Etruscan shrew]