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Shrews are tiny insect-eating mammals with a long pointed snout. Their metabolism is so fast that they must eat very often. Despite their looks they are not rodents. A few species have venomous saliva. They live in meadows, forests and near water. They are active by day and by night.
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Soricidae
Suncus murinus · Least concern
When an Asian house shrew mother moves with her young, the first grips her fur with its teeth and each sibling holds on to the one in front, forming a little caravan. At 50 to 100 g, it is the largest shrew.
Photo: Davidvraju (CC0)
Soricidae
Sorex araneus · Least concern
Its teeth are tipped with red, and its bite is venomous, a rare trait among mammals. Weighing only 5 to 12 g, the common shrew is also one of the most common mammals of northern Europe. It is active day and night, with only short rests, and lives about 14 months. In Great Britain it is protected from certain ways of killing by the Wildlife and Countryside Act of 1981.
Photo: Manuel R. (CC BY 3.0)
Soricidae
Suncus etruscus · Least concern
As heavy as a paperclip: the Etruscan shrew weighs about 1.8 g on average, making it the smallest known mammal by mass. Its metabolism is so fast that it eats 1.5 to 2 times its own weight each day, and just four hours without food can starve it to death.
Photo: Suncus_etruscus.jpg: Trebol-a derivative work: Materialscientist (talk) (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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