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Common Shrew
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Latin name: Sorex araneus
Size: Head to tail approx. 70mm - 80mm. Tail up to 50mm.
Distribution: Found throughout Britain. Absent from N.I.
Months seen: All year round.
Life Span: Up to 15 months
Habitat: Meadows, downs, dunes and cliffs.
Food: Insects, spiders, woodlice, snails and worms. Common shrews eat
almost their own weight of food every day.
Special features: The Common Shrew has three toned fur. On the back and
head it is dark brown. On the sides it's a lighter orange-brown. The belly fur
is beige. The tips of the teeth are red and the tail is at least half the length
of the body, and thicker than the legs.
Common shrews breed between April and August. They can have several litters of
up to seven young in their short lifetime.
Their constant search for food makes them extremely active animals. They need to
eat every couple of hours in order to maintain their body temperature. Sleep and
rest periods last for less than an hour before resuming the hunt for food.
The common shrew is about half the size of a house
mouse and about twice the size of a pygmy shrew.
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