Kingdom Animalia Order Eulipotyphla Genus Crocidura Higher classification Crocidura | Phylum Chordata Family Soricidae Scientific name Crocidura horsfieldii Rank Species | |
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Similar Peters's musk shrew, Voracious shrew, Sumatran giant shrew, Desperate shrew, Long‑tailed musk shrew | ||
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.
References
Horsfield's shrew Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA