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<p> <em>Sorex granarius</em> Miller, 1910</p>

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  • Iberian shrew

  • Sorex granarius Miller, 1910

  • Soricidae

  • It is a micro mammalian with soft and brown fur, small eyes and teeth with red edges. The body can measure 6.1 cm long and the tail 4 cm and weigh 7 g.

  • Serra do Açor Protected Landscape

  • Centro

  • Data deficient

  • Iberian Peninsula

  • The Iberian shrew exists in moist biotopes with very dense vegetation.

  • All year long

  • The Iberian shrew feeds on beetles, mosquito larvae, worms and spiders. 

  • There is no estimate for the Portuguese population of this species.