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Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Soricidae

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Crocidura suaveolens

Basic stats

Diet

Insects, arachnids, worms, snails, newts, and small rodents

Habitat

Scrub and gardens

Range

Africa, Europe, and Asia

The lesser white-toothed shrew is a small Crocidura with unpigmented tooth tips, unlike the red-tipped teeth of Sorex shrews. It is distributed widely through parts of Africa, Europe, and Asia and has a pointed, mobile muzzle. The Asian lesser white-toothed shrew, Crocidura shantungensis, was once included within this species but is now separated, so older eastern records require taxonomic care. (Wikipedia, general species account)

Scrub and gardens are commonly used habitats. Its varied diet includes insects, spiders and other arachnids, worms, gastropods, newts, and small rodents, with the balance changing between habitats. A mother moving with young may form a caravan in which each youngster grips the tail of the animal ahead. The opened account did not provide Mongolia-specific ecology or a viewing locality. (Wikipedia, general species account)

Quick answers

What does the Lesser White-toothed Shrew eat?
Insects, arachnids, worms, snails, newts, and small rodents
What habitat does the Lesser White-toothed Shrew live in?
Scrub and gardens
Where is the Lesser White-toothed Shrew found?
Africa, Europe, and Asia
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