Suncus murinus - #22

House Shrew
Side view. Formerly Soricomorpha.
Geographic Distribution

Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Burma, China, Taiwan, Japan, continental and peninsular Indomalayan Region; introduced into Guam, the Maldive Isls, Philippines, and probably many other islands; introduced in historical times into coastal Africa (Egypt to Tanzania), Madagascar, the Comores, Mauritius, and RĂ©union, and into coastal Arabia (Iraq, Bahrain, Oman, Yemen, Saudi Arabia).

Order/Family
Soricidae
Genus
Suncus
Specific Epithet
murinus
Image Location
USA, DC, Washington, National Zoological Park
Photographer
JF Eisenberg