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water shrew Common Eurasian shrew (Sorex araneus). Common Eurasian shrew (Sorex araneus). Batodonoides vanhouteni southern short-tailed shrew
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Also Known As soricid • Soricidae

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water shrew
Common Eurasian shrew (Sorex araneus).
Common Eurasian shrew (Sorex araneus).
Batodonoides vanhouteni
southern short-tailed shrew
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