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| | Probert Encyclopaedia: Nature (Pu-Pz) |
 | | 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 black pale grey underside from the neck to the abdomen. |
| | 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). |
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