AnAge entry for Suncus etruscus

Classification (HAGRID: 03234)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Soricomorpha
                Family: Soricidae
                    Genus: Suncus
Species: Suncus etruscus
Common name: White-toothed pygmy shrew

Maximum longevity: 3.2 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Small
Data quality: Questionable
Observations: These are one of the smallest living mammals, if not the smallest. Longevity has not been studied in detail in captivity due to difficulties in keeping these animals in captivity. One captive specimen lived 3.2 years, though [0671]. Maximum longevity may still be considerably underestimated.

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