Mammals of the WorldAsian Gray White-toothed Shrew
Crocidura attenuata
- Order
- Eulipotyphla
- Family
- Soricidae
- Genus
- Crocidura
- IUCN status
- LC
- Distribution
- China|Nepal|India|Myanmar|Thailand|Laos|Vietnam
- Realm
- Palearctic|Indomalaya
About this species
- Size
- Head and body 66–89mm; tail 60–70% of that
- Weight
- 6–12g
- Diet
- Mainly insects
- Habitat
- Sea level to about 3,000m
- Range
- Bhutan, northern India, Nepal, Pakistan, China and Southeast Asia
The Asian grey shrew has a head and body length of 66–89 mm, a tail typically 60–70% of that, and a weight of 6–12 g. The head and back are dark greyish black to smoky brown, darker in summer than in winter, and the underparts are dark grey, with a tail dark brown above and mid-brown below (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is found from Pakistan and the Himalaya through China and Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, from sea level to about 3,000 m, and is one of the commonest shrews within its range. It is terrestrial, active by day and night, and mainly insectivorous. Its natural history has been little studied, though females carrying litters of four and five have been seen.
Description: Wildlife of Vietnam guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)