Siberian Large-toothed Shrew

About this species

Size

Head and body 4.8–7.6cm; tail 2.5–3.9cm

Range

Parts of Kazakhstan, Russia (including Sakhalin) and Mongolia, and northern China

With a head-and-body length of 4.8–7.6 centimetres, the Siberian large-toothed shrew is a medium to large shrew. The tail is 25–39 millimetres, clearly shorter than the rest of the body, and the hind foot 10–13 millimetres. The back fur is dark brown and the underside somewhat lighter grey-brown, with back and belly separated by a fine dark line. The soles of the feet are dark brown. (German Wikipedia, general species account)

The skull is 17.5–18.5 millimetres long and the upper tooth row 7.6–7.9 millimetres. This red-toothed shrew is found in parts of Kazakhstan, Russia, including the island of Sakhalin, and Mongolia, and in the north of China. (German Wikipedia, general species account)

Description: Wildlife of Mongolia guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)