Shrews and Moles
Superorder: Laurasiatheria Order: Soricomorpha
The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and soledons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout bodied burrowers.
- European Mole Talpa europaea
- Common Shrew Sorex araneus
- Pygmy Shrew S. minutus
- Water Shrew Neomys fodiens
- Greater White-toothed Shrew Crocidura russula – Likely introduced, Channel Islands only.
- Lesser White-toothed Shrew C. suaveolens – Likely introduced, Isles of Scilly and Channel Islands only.
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