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	* Pygmy Shrew - (Animals): Definition
		The Pygmy shrew is the smallest of all mammals, weighing only.07 to.13 of an ounce (2.2 3.8 grams), or the equivalent of about a dime.
		Shrews are the smallest of all living mammals, ranging in size from Savi's pygmy shrew, Suncus etruscus, of Eurasia, which is 60 to 80 mm (2.4 to 3.1 in) long, including its tail, and 1.
		The common shrew is one of Britain's smallest mammals (the pygmy shrew is the smallest mammal of all) and is closely related to the mole and hedgehog - not the mice, as people sometimes think.
	en.mimi.hu /animals/pygmy_shrew.html (396 words)

	Probert Encyclopaedia: Nature (Pu-Pz) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		It is distinguished from the common shrew by the third uni-cuspid tooth as large as, or larger than, the second; the ears almost, or completely hidden in fur; the tail hairs denser and longer than those of the Common Shrew and so the tail appearing thicker.
		The pygmy shrew lives in areas with good ground cover, such as heaths, grasslands, sand dunes, woodland edge, but is uncommon in woodland, feeding on invertebrates found in leaf litter (mostly beetles, spiders and woodlice but not earthworms).
		The pygmy white-toothed shrew, or Savi's pygmy shrew or Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus) is a minute South European shrew recognisable by Four uni-cuspid teeth; white teeth; large, protuberant ears; long hairs scattered through the pelage, especially on the tail and snout; greyish brown fl pale grey underside from the neck to the abdomen.
	www.probertencyclopaedia.com /B77.HTM (2107 words)

	Savi's pygmy shrew, Etruscan shrew
		Behavior: The Etruscan shrew is one of the smallest living mammals (only a minute bat from Thailand is smaller).
		Some adult specimens of Hoy's pygmy shrew of Canada and the northern United States, are almost as tiny.
		Shrews of this genus, Suncus, are sometimes called "musk shrews," because of their strong unpleasant odor which is derived from a gland under the skin of the flanks.
	www.americazoo.com /goto/index/mammals/48.htm (253 words)

	SHREWS & MOLES
		The pygmy shrew is the smallest mammal in North America.
		Shrews are generally extremely solitary with no tolerance of others of either sex, except for a short breeding period.
		The Maryland shrew was originally described as a distinct species, but in 1911, it was relegated to a subspecies of the masked shrew, where it remained until work in the late 1970's and 80's gave it a species status, which it tenuously still maintains now, amid much technical debate.
	www.bobpickett.org /order_insectivora.htm (8214 words)

	Insectivora
		Only five species of shrews inhabit the South American continent, and there they are limited to the northwestern corner.
		These rare, endangered species are the solenodons - relict forms that are apparently unable to survive agricultural cultivation of the ground and the introduction of dogs, cats, house rats, and the mongoose.
		Together with the European water shrew and the North American short-tailed shrew, solenodons are among the only venomous mammals known (the male platypus has a poisonous spur on its hind feet).
	www.americazoo.com /goto/index/mammals/insectivora.htm (680 words)

	Bumblebee Bats - info and games
		The "Bumblebee" appellation derives from the bats' comparative size to the insect it is named after.
		Bumblebee bats compete with the Etruscan Pygmy shrew for the title of world's smallest mammal.
		At issue is whether skull size or mass defines "smallest"; the shrew is lighter but the bat's skull is shorter at 11 mm.
	www.sheppardsoftware.com /content/animals/animals/mammals/bumblebeebat.htm (415 words)

	EZGeography - Bumblebee Bat
		It competes with the Etruscan Pygmy Shrew for the title of world's smallest mammal.
		At issue is whether skull size or mass defines "smallest"; the shrew is lighter but the bat's skull, shown left, is smaller at 11mm.
		The Bumblebee Bat has reddish-brown upperparts, although the species seems to occur as another colour phase that has greyer upperparts.
	www.ezgeography.com /encyclopedia/Bumblebee_Bat (355 words)

	World's Smallest mammal ever. Thailand's bumblebee bat Kitti's hognosed bat Craseonycteris thonglongyai.
		The bumblebee bat weighs less than a penny and full grown is about 11 mm in length.
		Some of you creature savvy people out there may think the world's smallest mammal is the Etruscan pygmy shrew and you may have a case.
		The debate is whether mass or size constitutes the smallest and although lighter, the pygmy shrew is longer.
	thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com /smallest8.html (96 words)

	The bumblebee bat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Kitti's hognosed bat or Craseonycteris thonglongyai) competes with the Etruscan pygmy shrew for the title of world's smallest mammal.
		At issue is whether skull size or mass defines "smallest"; shrews are lighter but the bumblebee's skull, shown right, is smaller at 11mm.
		These bats are so-named since they're about the size of a bumblebee, weigh about as much as a dime, and have the ability to hover like hummingbirds.
	www.cs.pdx.edu /~timm/dm/bumblebee.html (607 words)

	Learn about the Pygmy Shrew - BeyondUnreal Forums
		Having such a tiny body, the pygmy shrew needs to consume food at regular intervals in order to maintain its manly beard.
		A fully grown pygmy shrew is around a quarter of the size of a house.
		I had a pygmy shrew as a pet...
	forums.beyondunreal.com /showthread.php?t=138304 (999 words)

	sh: Incredible Creatures - Brooke Bond
		With the exception of a few bats - the Etruscan shrew is the smallest living mammal in the world - measuring as little as 6 centimetres long - including its tail - and weighing only one or two grams.
		Also known as Savis white-toothed pygmy shrews - these animals live along the coasts of the northern Mediter-ranean and southwards to Cape Province in South Africa.
		Very little is known about them - other than from studies of owl pellets in which the animal's teeth - fur and bones have been found.
	www.whom.co.uk /squelch/incred_creatures.htm (3895 words)

	Mammals (from thermoreception) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The Nun Study, led by neurologist David Snowdon of the University of Kentucky, began in 1986 and has focused on 678 American members of the School Sisters of Notre Dame, a Roman Catholic religious congregation.
		The gladiators originally performed at Etruscan funerals, no doubt with intent to give the dead man armed attendants in the next world; hence the fights were usually to the death.
		Despite their size differences, the great blue whale and the pygmy shrew have something in common: they are both members of a warm-blooded, air-breathing class of vertebrate (backboned) animals known as Mammalia, or mammals.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-64745?tocId=64745 (763 words)

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		The earthworms are eaten by two main enemies: hammerkop birds and night adders.
		With the exception of a few bats - the Etruscan shrew is the smallest living mammal in the world - measuring as little as 6 centimetres long - including its tail - and weighing only one or two grams.
		Also known as Savis white-toothed pygmy shrews - these animals live along the coasts of the northern Mediter-ranean and southwards to Cape Province in South Africa.
	spaghoops.com /squelch/incred_creatures.htm (3895 words)

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