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Asian House Shrew

Suncus murinus

The Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus) is a shrew species native to South and Southeast Asia that has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2008 because of its large population and wide distribution. It has been introduced in several West Asian and East African countries.

Overview

The Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus) is a shrew species native to South and Southeast Asia that has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2008 because of its large population and wide distribution. It has been introduced in several West Asian and East African countries. It is considered an invasive species and has been implicated in the demise of several island lizard species.
It is also called house shrew, grey musk shrew, Asian musk shrew or Indian musk shrew.

Sounds

A short series of resting-associated vocalizations spontaneously emitted by one motionlessly lying and resting male Asian house shrew.Schneiderová I, Zouhar J · CC BY 4.0

References

  1. GBIF Auto Sync GBIF
  2. Wikipedia — Asian house shrew Wikipedia

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