Etruscan Pygmy Shrew

Etruscan Pygmy Shrew
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Insectivora
Family:Soricidae
Genus:Suncus
Species:S. etruscus
Binomial name
Suncus etruscus
(Savi,, 1822)

The Etruscan Pygmy Shrew or the White-toothed Pygmy Shrew (Suncus etruscus) is the smallest known mammal by mass, weighting only 2 grams. The smallest known mammal by skull size is the Bumblebee Bat.

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See also: Etruscan Pygmy Shrew