Alien Invader: Greater White-toothed Shrew in Ireland
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Greater White-toothed Shrew
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Greater White-toothed Shrew
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Greater White-toothed Shrew eating breadcrumbs and seeds
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Greater White Toothed Shrew ( Co. Laois)
The greater white-toothed shrew is a small insectivorous mammal found in Europe and North Africa. It is the most common of the white-toothed shrews. This species is found along the Mediterranean, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Portugal; in addition, the Osorio shrew of the Canary island of Gran Canaria, originally described as a separate species, was later discovered to be a population of introduced greater white-toothed shrew. Its preferred habitats are grassland and woodland. It is slightly larger than the lesser white-toothed shrew but otherwise very similar, and can often be distinguished only by close inspection of its teeth which are unpigmented.