Species Suncus infinitesimus (Heller, 1912) (Least dwarf shrew)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Soricomorpha
  • ---- family: Soricidae
  • ----- species: Suncus infinitesimus
Characteristics:carnivore; length: 8 cm, tail-length: 3 cm; greyish-brown on the back, paler below; large snout with whiskers; small eyes; large rounded ears;
Countries:
ZA
South Africa
Ecoregions:

AT0116
KwaZulu-Cape coastal forest mosaic
AT1003
Drakensberg alti-montane grasslands and woodlands
AT1004
Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests
AT1009
Highveld grasslands
AT1012
Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets
Links:
References:Stuart and Stuart 2007: 44
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