Malayan Pygmy Shrew
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The Malayan Pygmy Shrew (Suncus malayanus) is a species of mammal
in the Soricidae family. It is found in Malaysia and Thailand
. Its natural habitat
is subtropical or tropical dry forest
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Mammal
Mammals are members of a class of air-breathing vertebrate animals characterised by the possession of endothermy, hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands functional in mothers with young...
in the Soricidae family. It is found in Malaysia and Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. Its natural habitat
Habitat
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is subtropical or tropical dry forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
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Source
- Insectivore Specialist Group 1996. Suncus malayanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.