Paracrocidura

• Grauer's Large-headed Shrew Paracrocidura graueri

  This shrew was collected in the Itombwe Mountains of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The adult male holotype measured 83 mm in head-and-body length and had a 46 mm tail. It was recorded in primary forest behind the mountains near Lake Tanganyika’s northwestern shore.

• Greater Large-headed Shrew Paracrocidura maxima

  The Greater Large-headed Shrew is a small shrew of Central African rainforests. It has a short, large snout and dark fur.

• Lesser Large-headed Shrew Paracrocidura schoutedeni

  The Lesser Large-headed Shrew has short black fur and white teeth. Little is known about its behavior or diet; the account reports small litters of one to three young.