Etruscan Pygmy Shrew

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

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