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Bicoloured Shrew

Crocidura leucodon

The Bicoloured Shrew is a small, furry creature with a unique two-tone coat. It loves to scurry around in the grass, searching for tasty insects and worms to eat.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Bicoloured Shrew has distinctly two-toned fur, with grayish-brown on its back and sides, contrasting sharply with its pure white belly. It has a pointed snout, tiny eyes, and relatively large ears, giving it a mouse-like appearance but with a longer nose.

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Bicoloured Shrew
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Bicoloured Shrew

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Bicoloured Shrews can make high-pitched chirping sounds, like birds!

Its tiny heart beats over 800 times every single minute!

Their tiny teeth wear out quickly from constant, speedy eating.

These shrews spend most of their life tirelessly searching for food.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Tiny Eating Machine

Bicoloured Shrews have a super-fast heart rate and metabolism, making them eat nearly their own weight daily to stay alive.

Fähigkeit

Follow the Leader

Baby Bicoloured Shrews link up in a 'caravan' by biting tails, which helps them follow their mother safely.

Fähigkeit

Hidden Hunter

Bicoloured Shrews use their incredible sense of smell and sensitive whiskers to find hidden insects underground.

Maße und Details

Länge
8-13 cm
Gewicht
0.005-0.013 kg
Lebenserwartung
1-2 Jahre
Top Speed
12 km/h
Wurfgröße
3-9
Tragzeit
27-33 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These little hunters munch on bugs, worms, and snails to keep their speedy bodies fueled!

Hauptnahrung

  • Earthworms
  • Beetles
  • Slugs
  • Snails
  • Spiders
  • Insect larvae

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Barn Owl

Tyto alba

A common nocturnal predator in its habitat.

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

An opportunistic predator of small mammals.

eaten by

Least Weasel

Mustela nivalis

A small, agile predator of shrews.

hunts

Common Earthworm

Lumbricus terrestris

A primary food source found in soil.

hunts

Ground Beetle

Carabus nemoralis

Preys on various ground-dwelling insects.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

If you see a shrew, watch it from a distance and don't try to touch it.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Bicoloured Shrew?

8-13 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Bicoloured Shrew?

0.005-0.013 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Bicoloured Shrew?

1-2 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Bicoloured Shrew?

12 km/h

Was frisst Bicoloured Shrew?

These little hunters munch on bugs, worms, and snails to keep their speedy bodies fueled!

Wo findet man Bicoloured Shrew normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Bicoloured Shrew?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das wurfgröße von Bicoloured Shrew?

3-9

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