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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.

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

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.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloChordataClaseMammaliaOrdenSoricomorphaFamiliaSoricidaeGéneroCrocidura
Bicoloured Shrew
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Bicoloured Shrew

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Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

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.

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Tiny Eating Machine

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

Habilidad

Follow the Leader

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

Habilidad

Hidden Hunter

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

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
8-13 cm
Peso
0.005-0.013 kg
Esperanza de vida
1-2 años
Top Speed
12 km/h
Tamaño de la camada
3-9
Gestación
27-33 días

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

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

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

También conocido como

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Colecciones

Seguridad

Peligro

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

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de Bicoloured Shrew?

8-13 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Bicoloured Shrew?

0.005-0.013 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Bicoloured Shrew?

1-2 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de Bicoloured Shrew?

12 km/h

¿Qué come Bicoloured Shrew?

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

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Bicoloured Shrew?

Grasslands

¿Cómo caza Bicoloured Shrew?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el tamaño de la camada de Bicoloured Shrew?

3-9

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