White-toothed shrew

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Crocidurinae[1]
Temporal range: Miocene to Recent
Greater white-toothed shrew (
Crocidura russula
)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Subfamily: Crocidurinae
Type genus
Crocidura
Wagler, 1832
Genera

see species list

The white-toothed shrews or Crocidurinae are one of three subfamilies of the

Soricidae
.

The outer layer of these shrews' teeth is white, unlike that of the

bumblebee bat. Crocidura
contains the most species of any mammal genus.

When young must be moved before they are independent, mother and young form a chain or "caravan" where each animal hangs on to the rear of the one in front. This behaviour has also been observed in some Sorex species.

List of species

Subfamily Crocidurinae

See also

  • Imjin virus

References