Species group · Mammals

Shrews

WAnimals has 10 species of shrew, spread across 3 families (Macroscelididae, Soricidae, Tupaiidae).

10 species

3 families

104 countries

262 parks

All 10 species of shrews on WAnimals

Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.

9 Least Concern1 Endangered

1 species in this group is in a threatened category according to the IUCN.

Recorded in 104 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:

It is one of the very few land mammals native to the Canaries: most of those living on the islands today arrived with human beings.
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It shelters in the crevices of lava flows, a habitat that protects it from the heat and from predators, but that disappears when the malpaís badlands are levelled for farming or building.
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Its saliva is toxic and helps subdue its prey.
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It eats almost its own body weight in food every day.
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Its whole life cycle lasts barely more than a year.
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It is widely used as a biomedical research model because it is so closely related to the primates.
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It eats fallen fruit, seeds, leaves and invertebrates such as ants and spiders.
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It reaches sexual maturity at 3 months, among the earliest of any placental mammal.
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