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mammals

Pygmy Shrew Pygmy Shrew
Sorex minutus
Body length 6cm

Our smallest mammal. Continually searching for insects, spiders and snails. Favours hedgerows, field borders and woodlands. Tail length two-thirds that of the body length. Common and widespread in mainland Britain and Ireland; found on many islands but absent from Scillies and N Scottish islands.
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