Kingdom Animalia Order Eulipotyphla Subfamily Crocidurinae Higher classification Diplomesodon | Phylum Chordata Family Soricidae Scientific name Diplomesodon pulchellum Rank Species | |
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Genus Diplomesodon
Brandt, 1852 Similar Diplomesodon, Kelaart's long‑clawed shrew, Ruwenzori shrew, Pearson's long‑clawed shrew, Asian highland shrew | ||
The piebald shrew (Diplomesodon pulchellum) is a shrew found in the Turan Lowland east of the Caspian Sea in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. It grows to 2–2 3⁄4 inches in length, and usually hunts for insects and lizards at night. It is the only extant member of the genus Diplomesodon. In 2011, A. Cheke described a new and possibly extinct species based on a 19th-century manuscript: Diplomesodon sonnerati (Sonnerat's shrew).
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