Anderson's Shrew
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| Anderson's Shrew | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Soricomorpha |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Suncus |
| Species: | S. stoliczkanus |
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| Suncus stoliczkanus |
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| Anderson's Shrew range | |
The Anderson's Shrew (Suncus stoliczkanus) is a medium-sized species of shrew. It is light gray in color with yellow fur around the throat and pectoral region, comparatively large ears and a tail measures about 50 - 70% of body length.. This shrew species is widespread, found in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan, in gardens and grassy embankments near water courses (Sindh and Punjab regions, India) and under piles of brush wood in forest plantations ( Punjab) as well as the base of stone walls in Kathiawar (Roberts, 1977) and also desert and arid country (Hutterer, 1993). As far as is known, the habits of Anderson's Shrew are largely nocturnal and solitary. Breeding may extend throughout the year.
[edit] References
- Insectivore Specialist Group 1996. Suncus stoliczkanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
- Stone, David. Suncus stoliczkanus, Eurasian Insectivores and Treeshrews, 1995.[1]. 2009 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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