Sorex spp. (shrews)
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| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Soricomorpha |
| Family | Soricidae |
| Genus | Sorex |
| Species | Sorex spp. |
| Common | shrews |
| Diet | Insectivore; invertebrates |
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| Description | The order Soricomorpha, the moles (family Talpidae) and shrews (Soricidae), was recently placed in a new order Eulipotyphla, where these families are grouped with the hedgehogs (family Erinaceidae). See Eulipotyphla for families formerly in this order. Order Soricomorpha is still commonly used in many references. |
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