Bicolored Shrew
Crocidura leucodon
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 207
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The bicolored shrew or bicoloured white-toothed shrew (Crocidura leucodon) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in eastern, central and southern Europe and in western Asia. It is a nocturnal species and feeds on insects and other small creatures. Several litters of young are born during the warmer months of the year in a nest of dry grasses in a concealed location.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Bicolored shrew”.