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The White-toothed shrews or Crocidurinae are one of two subfamilies of the shrew family Soricidae .
Unlike the red-toothed shrews, the outer layer of their teeth is white. These species are typically found in Africa and southern Europe and Asia . This subfamily includes the largest shrew, the Asian House Shrew (Suncus murinus ), at about 15 cm in length, and the smallest, the Pygmy White-toothed Shrew (Suncus etruscus ), at about 3.5 cm in length and 2 grams in weight, possibly the world's smallest living mammal (although some give this title to the Bumblebee Bat ). Genus Crocidura, also known as the White-toothed shrews , contains the largest number of species of any mammal genus.
When young must be moved before they are independent, mother and young form a chain or "caravan" where each animal hangs on to the rear of the one in front. This behaviour has also been observed in some species in genus Sorex .
The list of species is:
Genus Congosorex (Congo shrews ) Genus Crocidura (White-toothed shrews) Alexandrian Shrew (C. aleksandrisi ) Highland Shrew (C. allex ) Andaman Shrew (C. andamanensis ) Ansell's Shrew (C. ansellorum ) Arabian Shrew (C. arabica]] ) Armenian Shrew (C. armenica ) Indochinese Shrew (C. attenuata ) Hun Shrew (C. attila ) Bailey's Shrew (C. baileyi ) Bates's Shrew (C. batesi ) Mindanao Shrew (C. beatus ) Beccari's Shrew (C. beccarii ) Bottego's Shrew (C. bottegi ) Bale Shrew (C. bottegoides ) Buettikofer's Shrew (C. buettikoferi ) African Foggy Shrew (C. caliginea ) Canary Shrew (C. canariensis ) Cinderella Shrew (C. cinderella ) Congo Shrew (C. congobelgica ) Pantellerian Shrew (C. cossyrensis ) Long-footed Shrew (C. crenata ) Crosse's Shrew (C. crossei ) Reddish-gray Musk Shrew (C. cyanea ) Dent's Shrew (C. denti ) Desperate Shrew (C. desperata ) Dhofarian Shrew (C. dhofarensis ) Long-tailed Musk Shrew (C. dolichura ) Doucet's Musk Shrew (C. douceti ) Dsinezumi Shrew (C. dsinezumi ) Eisentraut's Shrew (C. eisentrauti ) Elgon Shrew (C. elgonius ) Elongated Shrew (C. elongata ) Heather Shrew (C. erica ) Fischer's Shrew (C. fischeri ) Greater Red Musk Shrew (C. flavescens ) Flower's Shrew (C. floweri ) Fox's Shrew (C. foxi ) Southeast Asian Shrew (C. fuliginosa ) Savanna Shrew (C. fulvastra ) Smoky White-toothed Shrew (C. fumosa ) Tiny Musk Shrew (C. fuscomurina ) Glass's Shrew (C. glassi ) Goliath Shrew (C. goliath ) Peters's Musk Shrew (C. gracilipes ) Large-headed Shrew (C. grandiceps ) Mount Malindang Shrew (C. grandis ) Grasse's Shrew (C. grassei ) Luzon Shrew (C. grayi ) Greenwood's Shrew (C. greenwoodi ) Gueldenstaedt's Shrew (C. gueldenstaedtii ) Harenna Shrew (C. harenna ) Hildegarde's Shrew (C. hildegardeae ) Lesser Red Musk Shrew (C. hirta ) Andaman Spiny Shrew (C. hispida ) Horsfield's Shrew (C. horsfieldii ) Jackson's Shrew (C. jacksoni ) Jenkin's Shrew (C. jenkinsi ) Kivu Shrew (C. kivuana ) Lamotte's Shrew (C. lamottei ) Lemara Shrew (C. lanosa ) Ussuri Shrew (C. lasiura ) Latona Shrew (C. latona ) Sulawesi Shrew (C. lea ) Bicolored Shrew (C. leucodon ) Celebes Shrew (C. levicula ) Butiaba Naked-tailed Shrew (C. littoralis ) Savanna Swamp Shrew (C. longipes ) Moorland Shrew (C. lucina ) Dramatic Shrew (C. ludia ) Greater Gray-brown Musk Shrew(C. luna ) Mauritanian Shrew (C. lusitania ) MacArthur's Shrew (C. macarthuri ) MacMillan's Shrew (C. macmillani ) Macow's Shrew (C. macowi ) Malayan Shrew (C. malayana ) Manenguba Shrew (C. manengubae ) Maquassie Musk Shrew (C. maquassiensis ) Swamp Musk Shrew (C. mariquensis ) Dark Shrew (C. maurisca ) Max's Shrew (C. maxi ) Mindoro Shrew (C. mindorus ) Minute Shrew (C. minuta ) Sri Lankan Long-tailed Shrew (C. miya ) Rombo Shrew (C. monax ) Sunda Shrew (C. monticola ) Montane White-toothed Shrew (C. montis ) Mouse-tailed Shrew (C. muricauda ) Uganda Large-toothed Shrew (C. mutesae ) Dwarf White-toothed Shrew (C. nana ) Tiny White-toothed Shrew (C. nanilla ) Neglected Shrew (C. neglecta ) Negros Shrew (C. negrina ) Nicobar Shrew (C. nicobarica ) Nigerian Shrew (C. nigeriae ) Black White-toothed Shrew (C. nigricans ) Black-footed Shrew (C. nigripes ) Tenebrous Shrew (C. nigrofusca ) Nimba Shrew (C. nimbae ) Stony Shrew (C. niobe ) Olivier's Shrew (C. olivieri ) Amami Shrew (C. orii ) Osorio Shrew (C. osorio ) Palawan Shrew (C. palawanensis ) Paradox Shrew (C. paradoxura ) Small-footed Shrew (C. parvipes ) Pasha Shrew (C. pasha ) Pale Gray Shrew (C. pergrisea ) Guramba Shrew (C. phaeura ) Pitch Shrew (C. picea ) Pitman's Shrew (C. pitmani ) Flat-headed Shrew (C. planiceps ) Fraser's Musk Shrew (C. poensis ) Fuscous Shrew (C. polia ) Dusky Shrew (C. pullata ) Rainey Shrew (C. raineyi ) Egyptian Pygmy Shrew (C. religiosa ) Temboan Shrew (C. rhoditis ) Roosevelt's Shrew (C. roosevelti ) White-toothed Shrew (C. russula ) Moon Shrew (C. selina ) Serezkaya Shrew (C. serezkyensis ) Siberian Shrew (C. sibirica ) Sicilian Shrew (C. sicula ) Lesser Gray-brown Musk Shrew (C. silacea ) Desert Musk Shrew (C. smithii ) Somali Shrew (C. somalica ) Narrow-headed Shrew (C. stenocephala ) Lesser Shrew (C. suaveolens ) Iranian Shrew (C. susiana ) Tanzanian Shrew (C. tansaniana ) Ugandan Shrew (C. tarella ) Tarfaya Shrew (C. tarfayensis ) Telford's Shrew (C. telfordi ) Thin Shrew (C. tenuis ) Thalia Shrew (C. thalia ) Therese's Shrew (C. theresae ) Sao Tomé Shrew (C. thomensis ) Tumultuous Shrew (C. turba ) Ultimate Shrew (C. ultima ) Usambara Shrew (C. usambarae ) Savanna Path Shrew (C. viaria ) Voi Shrew (C. voi ) Whitaker's Shrew (C. whitakeri ) Wimmer's Shrew (C. wimmeri ) Vermiculate Shrew (C. xantippe ) Yankari Shrew (C. yankariensis ) Zaphir's Shrew (C. zaphiri ) Zarudny's Shrew (C. zarudnyi ) Zimmer's Shrew (C. zimmeri ) Zimmermann's Shrew (C. zimmermanni ) Genus Diplomesodon Piebald Shrew (D. pulchellum ) Genus Feroculus Kelaart's Long-clawed Shrew (F. feroculus ) Genus Myosorex (Mouse Shrews ) Babault's Mouse Shrew (M. babaulti ) Montane Mouse Shrew (M. blarin ) Dark-footed Forest Shrew (M. cafer ) Eisentraut's Mouse Shrew (M. eisentrauti ) Geata Mouse Shrew (M. geata ) Long-tailed Forest Shrew (M. longicaudatus ) Oku Mouse Shrew (M. okuensis ) Rumpi Mouse Shrew (M. rumpii ) Schaller's Mouse Shrew (M. schalleri ) Sclater's Tiny Mouse Shrew (M. sclateri ) Thin Mouse Shrew (M. tenuis ) Forest Shrew (M. variu ) Genus Paracrocidura (Large-headed shrews) Grauer's Shrew (P. graueri ) Greater Shrew (P. maxima ) Schouteden's Shrew (P. schoutedeni ) Genus Ruwenzorisorex Ruwenzori Shrew (R. suncoides ) Genus Scutisorex Armored Shrew (S. somereni ) Genus Solisorex Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew (S. pearsoni ) Genus Suncus Black Shrew (S. ater ) Day's Shrew (S. dayi ) White-toothed Pygmy Shrew (S. etruscus ) Sri Lanka Shrew (S. fellowesgordoni ) Hose's Shrew (S. hosei ) Least Dwarf Shrew (S. infinitesimus ) Greater Dwarf Shrew (S. lixus ) Madagascan Shrew (S. madagascariensis ) Malayan Pygmy Shrew (S. malayanus ) Flores Shrew (S. mertensi ) Sri Lanka Highland Shrew (S. montanus ) Asian House Shrew (S. murinus ) Remy's Shrew (S. remyi ) Anderson's Shrew (S. stoliczkanus ) Lesser Dwarf Shrew (S. varilla ) Jungle Shrew (S. zeylanicus ) Genus Surdisorex Aberdare Shrew (S. norae ) Mount Kenya Shrew (S. polulus ) Genus Sylvisorex Grant's Shrew (S. granti ) Howell's Shrew (S. howelli ) Isabella Shrew (S. isabellae ) Johnston's Shrew (S. johnstoni ) Crescent Shrew (S. lunaris ) Climbing Shrew (S. megalura ) Arrogant Shrew (S. morio ) Forest Musk Shrew (S. ollula ) Volcano Shrew (S. vulcanorum ) Mountain Shrew (S. oriundus )