A mole shrew is a shrew that resembles a mole. Species with this name include:
Two species in the genus Surdisorex, native to Kenya:
Aberdare mole shrew (Surdisorex norae)
Mt. Kenya mole shrew (Surdisorex polulus)
Four species in the genus Anourosorex, native to Asia:
Assam mole shrew (Anourosorex assamensis)
Giant mole shrew (Anourosorex schmidi)
Chinese mole shrew (Anourosorex squamipes).
Taiwanese mole shrew (Anourosorex yamashinai)
Index of animals with the same common name
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A moleshrew is a shrew that resembles a mole. Species with this name include: Two species in the genus Surdisorex, native to Kenya: Aberdare mole shrew...
shrewmole and least shrewmole. It is not closely related to the Asian shrewmole (Uropsilus in Urotrichini). The reason that it is called a "shrew mole"...
Shrews (family Soricidae) are small mole-like mammals classified in the order Eulipotyphla. True shrews are not to be confused with treeshrews, otter...
The shrewmoles or shrew-like moles (Uropsilus) are shrew-like members of the mole family of mammals endemic to the forested, high-alpine region bordering...
The family Talpidae (/ˈtælpɪdiː/) includes the moles (some of whom are called shrewmoles and desmans) who are small insectivorous mammals of the order...
A shrewmole or shrew-mole is a mole that resembles a shrew. Species with this name include: Five species in the subfamily Uropsilinae, or "shrew-like...
The Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus), also known as the Etruscan pygmy shrew, white-toothed pygmy shrew and Savi’s pygmy shrew, is the smallest known...
placental mammals which includes hedgehogs, gymnures, moles, shrewmoles, desmans, solenodons, and shrews. Members of this order are called eulipotyphlans...
order Lipotyphla, but not the afrotherian members (tenrecs, golden moles, and otter shrews, now in their own order Afrosoricida). Eulipotyphla comprises the...
centipedes and even mice and shrews. Its saliva contains toxins which paralyze earthworms in particular. The Aquitanian mole (T. aquitania) was formerly...
The Japanese shrewmole (Urotrichus talpoides) or himizu (ヒミズ) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is endemic to Japan and is found on Honshu...
red-toothed shrew tribe Anourosoricini. The four known species are: Assam moleshrew (A. assamensis) Giant moleshrew (A. schmidi) Chinese moleshrew (A. squamipes)...
member of this family is called a talpid and the family includes moles, shrewmoles, and desmans. Talpids are found in North America, Europe, and Asia...
The Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus) is a shrew species native to South and Southeast Asia that has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List...
The Arctic shrew (Sorex arcticus), also known as the blackback shrew or saddlebacked shrew, is a medium-sized shrew found in Canada and the northern United...
was once present in North America. Hedgehogs share distant ancestry with shrews (family Soricidae), with gymnures possibly being the intermediate link,...
The North American least shrew (Cryptotis parva) is one of the smallest mammals, growing to be only up to 3 inches long. It has a long pointed snout and...
Anourosorex squamipes. The Chinese moleshrew (Anourosorex squamipes) is one of four species of Asian moleshrew in the genus Anourosorex. Despite the...
Talpidae, the others being the Scalopinae, or New World moles, and the Uropsilinae, or shrew-like moles. These mammals in the order Eulipotyphla mainly live...
The common shrew (Sorex araneus), also known as the Eurasian shrew, is the most common shrew, and one of the most common mammals, throughout Northern...
The eastern mole or common mole (Scalopus aquaticus) is a medium-sized North American mole. It is the only species in the genus Scalopus. It is found in...
The marsh shrew (Sorex bendirii), also known as the Pacific water shrew, Bendire's water shrew, Bendire's shrew and Jesus shrew is the largest North American...
name which means "looking like African shrews") contains the golden moles of Southern Africa, the otter shrews of equatorial Africa and the tenrecs of...