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Eurasian Pygmy Shrew
Sorex minutus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Common ShrewSorex araneus
Greater White-toothed ShrewCrocidura russula
Bicoloured ShrewCrocidura leucodon
Pygmy White-toothed ShrewSuncus etruscus
Masked ShrewSorex cinereus
South European White-toothed ShrewCrocidura fimbriata
Alpine ShrewSorex alpinus
Eurasian Least ShrewSorex minutissimus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 44,528 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 44,526 |
| United Kingdom | 221 |
| England | 153 |
| Russia | 102 |
| Italy | 57 |
| Germany | 45 |
| Switzerland | 45 |
| Ireland | 45 |
| Poland | 39 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Shrews, Moles, Hedgehogs, and Allies · Eulipotyphla |
| Family | Shrews · Soricidae |
| Genus | Long-tailed Shrews · Sorex |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Eurasian Pygmy Shrew with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.