Pictures and facts about the Red-toothed shrews

mole shrew	northern short-tailed shrew
flat-headed water shrew	least shrew
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Red-toothed shrews

Order : Insectivora
Family : Soricidae
Subfamily : Soricinae

Facts about the subfamily Soricinae, the red-toothed shrews

Red-toothed shrews are so called because their teeth have a reddish appearance on account of a deposition of iron in the outer layer of enamel (Dötsch and Koenigswald, 1978), which may increase resistance to wear. (Full text)

Sub-family Soricinae The sub-family Soricinae is represented by seven genera (57 species) (Full text)

Other species of red-toothed shrews are restricted chiefly to North America, where they are found in greater variety than in the Old World, though Neomys is not represented. (Full text)

Also the second Recent subfamily Soricinae is now extremely diversified. (Full text)

Soricinae, red-toothed shrews, are more temperate and arctic in distribution - they are found in Eurasia and N. (Full text)