Greater White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura russula

The Greater White-toothed Shrew is a tiny mammal with a long nose and sharp teeth. It loves to scurry around in the grass and hunt for insects to eat. These little creatures are very quick and can be found in many places!

Lebensraum: Grasslands

Aussehen

The Greater White-toothed Shrew has soft, grey-brown fur with a lighter, whitish belly and a long, pointed snout. Its small eyes and ears are often hidden, and it has distinctive white-tipped teeth.

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Greater White-toothed Shrew

Kategorie

Säugetiere

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

Despite being so small, these shrews can be fierce hunters of insects and worms!

It finds food using sensitive whiskers and smell, relying little on its tiny eyes!

Some shrews shrink their skull and brain in winter, then regrow it in spring!

This tiny shrew has a heart that can beat over 1,000 times per minute!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Greater White-toothed Shrew has an incredibly fast metabolism that helps them stay warm and active, but requires constant feeding.

Greater White-toothed Shrew can make high-pitched ultrasonic sounds that help them explore their surroundings in the dark.

Maße und Details

Länge: 6.3-8.6 cm
Gewicht: 0.005-0.015 kg
Lebenserwartung: 1-2 Jahre
Top Speed: 7 km/h
Wurfgröße: 2-10
Tragzeit: 27-33 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

This tiny hunter eats many insects and other small creatures to keep its speedy metabolism going!

Hauptnahrung

Insects
Worms
Slugs
Spiders

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Barn Owl

Tyto alba

A common predator, they hunt shrews at night.

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Foxes may eat shrews, though not their main meal.

hunts

Common Earthworm

Lumbricus terrestris

Earthworms are a vital part of the shrew's diet.

hunts

Ground Beetle

Carabus nemoralis

Shrews actively hunt and eat various ground beetles.

Merkmale

Pelzig

Pelzig beschreibt Tiere, die eine dichte Schicht aus weichen Haaren oder Fell besitzen.

Einzelgänger

Einzelgänger leben den größten Teil ihres Lebens allein und interagieren mit Artgenossen nur zur Paarung oder zur Aufzucht der Jungen.

Grasland

Grasland-Lebensräume sind terrestrische Biome, die von Gräsern und krautigen Pflanzen dominiert werden und einer Vielzahl von Weidetieren als Lebensraum dienen.