Suncus

• Etruscan Shrew Suncus etruscus

  

  The Etruscan shrew is a very small shrew that is also found in the Mediterranean region of mainland Portugal.

• Greater Dwarf Shrew Suncus lixa

  

  This shrew is recorded widely in Africa. Its pale underside is sharply separated from the darker back and flanks; South Africa's regional assessment records it in riverine woodland, sandveld, and moist grassland.

• Malayan Pygmy Shrew Suncus malayanus

  

  This small shrew occurs on the Thai-Malay Peninsula. A male captured in the Cameron Highlands had notably large ears and dark, fine fur.

• Asian Highland Shrew Suncus montanus

  

  This shrew is endemic to Sri Lanka, where records span montane forest and lower wet-zone hills. It forages among leaf litter, rotting logs, and streamside vegetation, mostly at night.

• Asian house shrew Suncus murinus

  

  A small shrew with a pointed nose and short fur. It lives near people as well as in forests and searches for insects at night.

• Taita Shrew Suncus aequatorius

  This shrew was collected in montane forest fragments in southeastern Kenya. The 2004 paper labels the sample Suncus (lixus) aequatorius and says it is probably distinct from S. lixus.

• Black Shrew Suncus ater

  This is a Bornean shrew. The Mount Kinabalu holotype has a uniformly blackish-brown back and a slightly paler underside and was collected in montane forest.

• Day's Shrew Suncus dayi

  Day’s shrew is a small shrew from humid montane forests in southern India. Its back is dark brown and its underside has a silvery sheen.

• Sri Lanka Shrew Suncus fellowesgordoni

  This small shrew is restricted to Sri Lanka’s highlands. A study confirmed it as distinct from the closely related Etruscan pygmy shrew.

• Hose’s Pygmy Shrew Suncus hosei

  Hose’s pygmy shrew is known from forests on Borneo. Records are sparse, and much of its way of life remains unknown.

• Hutu-Tutsi Dwarf Shrew Suncus hututsi

  This small shrew is recorded in Burundi and Uganda in the Albertine Rift. The original paper marked some Democratic Republic of the Congo specimens as uncertain.

• Least Dwarf Shrew Suncus infinitesimus

  This is a very small, insect-eating shrew. The southern African assessment cautions that similar populations may include more than one species.

• Etruscan Shrew Suncus etruscus

  The Etruscan shrew is a very small shrew that is also found in the Mediterranean region of mainland Portugal.

• Asian house shrew Suncus murinus

  A small shrew with a pointed nose and short fur. It lives near people as well as in forests and searches for insects at night.

• Asian Highland Shrew Suncus montanus

  This shrew is endemic to Sri Lanka, where records span montane forest and lower wet-zone hills. It forages among leaf litter, rotting logs, and streamside vegetation, mostly at night.

• Malayan Pygmy Shrew Suncus malayanus

  This small shrew occurs on the Thai-Malay Peninsula. A male captured in the Cameron Highlands had notably large ears and dark, fine fur.

• Greater Dwarf Shrew Suncus lixa

  This shrew is recorded widely in Africa. Its pale underside is sharply separated from the darker back and flanks; South Africa's regional assessment records it in riverine woodland, sandveld, and moist grassland.