Soricidae


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Noun1.Soricidae - shrews
mammal family - a family of mammals
Insectivora, order Insectivora - shrews; moles; hedgehogs; tenrecs
shrewmouse, shrew - small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles
genus Sorex, Sorex - type genus of the family Soricidae: shrews
genus Neomys, Neomys - a genus of Soricidae
Cryptotis, genus Cryptotis - least shrews
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2004), and one of the most important mammalian predators of these invertebrates (Granval & Muys 1995), together with shrews (Soricidae) and moles (Talpa europea) (Macdonald 1983).
The Protomyobia (Acari: Myobiidae) species groups and the brevisetosa complex of mites on North American shrews (Mammalia: Soricidae).
During October-November 2003, we used removal trapping of nonvolant small mammals (Soricidae, Didelphidae, Heteromyidae and Cricetidae) in 12 sampling sites using trap lines for 8-9 nights (Table 1).
Fossil shrews (Insectivora: Soricidae) from the late Pleistocene of Colorado.
Chromosome pairing in inter-racial hybrids of the house musk shrew (Suncus murinus, Insectivora, Soricidae).
During the spring and summer seasons, we added pitfall trap arrays to our sampling design to better target shrews (Soricidae).
Furio, M., Angelone, C., (2010): Insectivores (Erinaceidae, Soricidae, Talpidae; Mammalia) from the Pliocene of Capo Mannu D1 (Mandriola, central-western Sardinia, Italy).
Se capturaron en trampas seis mamiferos no voladores de cuatro ordenes: Didelphis pernigra (orden Didelphimorphia, familia Didelphidae), Cryptotis thomasi (orden Soricomorpha, familia Soricidae), Mustela frenata (orden Carnivora, familia Mustelidae), Cavia aperea (orden Rodentia, familia Caviidae).