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Eurasian shrew

Sorex araneus


Where is it found?

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Many variable habitats including woodland, dunes, scrub land, hedgerows and grassland.

Diet and foraging method

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Hunts invertebrates.
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Key adaptations

Reduced eyes and ears that are hidden in fur to prevent soil getting in its eyes or ears while it is digging underground.

Social organisation and mating system

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Solitary
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Polygamous

Taxonomy

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Picture credits:

Maps from: species.mol.org/species/
 "Spitzmaeuse-drawing" by Gustav Mützel - de:Brehms Tierleben, Small Edition 1927. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spitzmaeuse-drawing.jpg#/media/File:Spitzmaeuse-drawing.jpg
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