Sunda shrew

The Sunda shrew (Crocidura monticola) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae found in Indonesia and Malaysia.[2]

Sunda shrew
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species:
C. monticola
Binomial name
Crocidura monticola
Peters, 1870
Sunda shrew range

References
  1. Chiozza, F. (2016). "Crocidura monticola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41337A22306541. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T41337A22306541.en.
  2. Insectivore Specialist Group 1996. Crocidura monticola. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.

It is found in the forest floor of the rainforest as it is mice and crawls on the floor. It is an omnivore and feeds mostly on plants and leaves that fall from the emergent and the canopy layers.

It is 25 cm long and weighs less than 8g which is quite surprising for such an animal that looks quite heavy.


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