What does a shrew look like?
Q: What does a shrew look like?
A: Shrews are small mammals which look rather like mice.
Q: How is a shrew classified?
A: Shrews are classified in the family Soricidae, suborder Soricomorpha.
Q: Are shrews rodents?
A: No, although its external appearance is generally that of a long-nosed mouse, a shrew is not a rodent, as mice are. In fact it is related to moles.
Q: What type of teeth do shrews have?
A: Shrews have sharp, spike-like teeth, not the familiar gnawing front incisor teeth of rodents.
Q: Where can you find shrews around the world?
A: Shrews are distributed almost worldwide. Of the major tropical and temperate land masses, only New Guinea, Australia, and New Zealand do not have any native shrews. In South America, shrews are relatively recent immigrants and are present only in the northern Andes.
Q: How successful is the family of shrew species?
A: In terms of species diversity, the shrew family is the fourth most successful mammal family.
