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"The <em>M. Pyrenacia</em>, found in Pyrenees, is about five inches long: its color is a brownish fawn above the grayish beneath; its claws are strong, and its musky odor very decided." &mdash;Goodrich, 1885

Pyrenees Desman

"The M. Pyrenacia, found in Pyrenees, is about five inches long: its color is a brownish fawn…

"<em>M. moscovitica</em>, is seven inches long, of a brown color, and is still more strongly scented. The fish that devour it are penetrated with its odor. The musk is collected and sold to some exent as a perfume. The animal is found in the Volga and the adjacent lakes." &mdash;Goodrich, 1885

Russian Desman

"M. moscovitica, is seven inches long, of a brown color, and is still more strongly scented.…

A common mole.

Mole

A common mole.

Shrews are among the smallest mammals. They have long snouts that they use in grubbing the earth in search of worms and insects.

Shrew

Shrews are among the smallest mammals. They have long snouts that they use in grubbing the earth in…

A genus of animals resembling the mouse and the dormouse, but distinguished from them in having soft fur and an elongated muzzle. A large number of species have been enumerated, of which the common shrew is the best known.

Shrew

A genus of animals resembling the mouse and the dormouse, but distinguished from them in having soft…

Shrews are small, superficially mouse-like mammals of the family Soricidae. Although their external appearance is generally that of a long-nosed mouse, the shrews are not rodents and not closely related: the shrew family is part of the order Soricomorpha. Shrews have feet with five clawed toes, unlike rodents, which have four. Shrews are also not to be confused with either treeshrews or elephant shrews, which belong to different orders.

Shrew

Shrews are small, superficially mouse-like mammals of the family Soricidae. Although their external…