Eurasian shrew
Sorex araneus
Where is it found?
Many variable habitats including woodland, dunes, scrub land, hedgerows and grassland.
Diet and foraging method
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
Solitary
Polygamous
Taxonomy
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
"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