Horsfield's shrew

Horsfield's Shrew
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species: C. horsfieldii
Binomial name
Crocidura horsfieldii
(Tomes, 1856)
Horsfield's Shrew range

The Horsfield's shrew (Crocidura horsfieldii) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Laos, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Known as කුනු හික් මීයා in Sinhala language.

Description

Head and body length is 6–7 cm. Tail is 5–6 cm long. Dusky brown above. Dusky gray below. Differ from pygmy shrew by larger size and blackish feet.

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