Large-toothed Shrew

Large-toothed ShrewThe large-toothed shrew is one of the larger members of Sorex, with a very dark back and tail. It occurs in eastern Mexico's mountain cloud forests, and its diet is thought to include small invertebrates and other food such as vertebrate carrion.What does it look like?Head-and-body length is 79–84 mm and tail length is 49–52 mm. The back is very dark brown, the underside is slightly paler, and the tail is uniformly dark brown. It is relatively large for the genus.How does it live?The large-toothed shrew is one of the larger members of Sorex, with a very dark back and tail. It occurs in eastern Mexico's mountain cloud forests, and its diet is thought to include small invertebrates and other food such as vertebrate carrion.Its diet is thought to include small invertebrates and vertebrate carrion. The handbook reports no information about its activity pattern.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.