shrew

     

Crociurinae Myosoricinae Soricinae

Trivia about shrew

  • Since it's only 1 inch in length, "taming" the Etruscan type of this animal might be difficult
  • Mouselike mammal that needs "taming"(5)
  • ...this small animal in a Shakespeare title
  • Crocidura xantippe is a type of this mouselike animal; Xanthippe was Socrates' bad-tempered wife
  • The Malaysian variety of this insectivore is seen here
  • The short-tailed species of this smallest land mammal produces a poison to kill mice
  • Mole relative that might need taming
  • This small mouselike animal makes up the largest family among the insectivores
  • The smallest mammal & the smallest insectivore, its metabolic rate is the highest of all mammals