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The common treeshrew, aka tree shrew or banxring, despite their namesake are not true shrews. They are native to the tropical forests of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, logging; hunting; and trapping. However, they are abundant […]

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The grey-faced sengi may look like a rodent, but they are actually more closely related to elephants, manatees, aardvarks, and hyraxes. These critters are a species of elephant shrew, and are found in the Udzungwa Mountains of south-central Tanzania. Unfortunately, these critters face the threats of habitat loss and destruction […]

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The golden-rumped elephant shrew, aka golden-rumped sengi, is the largest of the known elephant shrews. They hail from Arabuko Sokoke National Park Mombasa, in Kenya. They prefer moist, dense-brush forests and lowland semi-deciduous forests in coastal areas. These unique looking critters face the threats of habitat destruction and loss at […]

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The Etruscan shrew, aka pygmy Etruscan shrew or pygmy white-toothed shrew, can be found from north Africa, to Europe, all the way to Malaysia. They prefer damp and warm habitats with plenty of shrubs for cover from air-based predators. While they can be found along coastlines, they tend to dwell […]

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The American water shrew, aka northern water shrew, can be found from Canada down into the United States. They prefer habitats near mud flats, springs, streams, and can even be found in beaver dens. Even though these shrews face the threats of habitat loss at the hands of agriculture, aquaculture, […]

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The North American least shrew is 1 of North America’s smallest known mammals. While they look like rodents, they are actually members of the order Eulipotyphla. They can be found in southern Canada, through eastern and central United States, and down into Mexico. There are 385 known species of shrews. […]

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Endemic to the eastern parts of Madagascar it’s the lowland streaked tenrec. These critters look like a cross between a hedgehog and a shrew. But they are neither, even though there are 2 species of tenrec with the name hedgehog in their namesake. Finding their way to Madagascar millions of […]

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Surviving the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction, it’s the solenodon. Solenodons are some of the most unusual, unique, and rare mammals in the world, hailing only from the islands of Cuba and Hispaniola. These fascinating critters have multicolored fur, rat-like tails, and look an awful lot like a fat shrew. Solenonons are […]

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The elephant shrew, aka sengis or jumping shrew, is not actually a shrew at all. Recent research and categorization suggests that they are more closely related to elephants, aardvarks, & sea cows. Believe it or not. Don’t let their size fool you. They are quite well adapted to life in […]

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