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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General
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References
General Information
 
Crocidura attenuata
Grey Shrew
 
Animal Group: Mammal
哺乳類
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Soricomorpha
Family: Soricidae
Description: A small-sized shrew; the pelage is light brownish-grey above, and paler grey to faintly tinged brown below; eyes are very small with prominent ears, and the snout is shrew-characterized tapered and pronounced, which projects beyond the lower lip; the tail is short, which is about 50% of the head-to-body length, and it is bi-coloured which is dark brown above, light below; both feet bear five digits with claws, thinly covered by short pale hairs on ventral side, and characterized by enlarged fore claws.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
  • Uncommon
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Status
  • Least Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
  • Fairly widely distributed. Found in Tai Po Kau, Pak Sha O, Wong Lung Hang and Pok Fu Lam.
Global Distribution
  • Assam, Sikkim, Nepal, Bhutan, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, and Southern China.
Photo Gallery
No more photo available
References
  • Nowak,R.M. 1991. Walkers' Mammals of the World. 5th ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland.
  • Shek, C. T. 2006. A field guide to the terrestrial mammals of Hong Kong. Friends of the Country Parks and Cosmos Book Ltd