Suncus

Suncus [1] Temporal range: Late Pliocene to Recent
Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Soricidae
Subfamily:	Crocidurinae
Genus:	Suncus Ehrenberg, 1832
Type species
Suncus sacer [2]
Species
See text

Suncus is a genus of shrews in the family Soricidae.

Classification

• Genus Suncus
  • Taita shrew, Suncus aequatorius
  • Black shrew, Suncus ater
  • Day's shrew, Suncus dayi
  • Etruscan shrew, Suncus etruscus
  • Sri Lankan shrew, Suncus fellowesgordoni
  • Bornean pygmy shrew, Suncus hosei
  • Hutu-Tutsi dwarf shrew, Suncus hututsi
  • Least dwarf shrew, Suncus infinitesimus
  • Greater dwarf shrew, Suncus lixa
  • Madagascan pygmy shrew, Suncus madagascariensis
  • Malayan pygmy shrew, Suncus malayanus
  • Climbing shrew, Suncus megalurus
  • Flores shrew, Suncus mertensi
  • Asian highland shrew, Suncus montanus
  • Asian house shrew, Suncus murinus
  • Remy's pygmy shrew, Suncus remyi
  • Anderson's shrew, Suncus stoliczkanus
  • Lesser dwarf shrew, Suncus varilla
  • Jungle shrew, Suncus zeylanicus

References

1. Hutterer, R. (2005). "Order Soricomorpha". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 257–261. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.
2. Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.