For the first time in 46 years, one of the Western Cape’s most mysterious mammals, the Boosmansbos long-tailed forest shrew (Myosorex longicaudatus boosmani), has made a reappearance, exciting ...

Armed with little more than Dippenaar’s original field notes and habitat descriptions, the team embarked on their fourth attempt in four years to find the shrew. Dippenaar, now retired ...

First described in 1979 by scientist Nico Dippenaar, the shrew was recognised as a unique subspecies, geographically isolated from its relatives by the Gouritz Valley. Its limited known range, ...

Armed with little more than Dippenaar’s original field notes and habitat descriptions, the team embarked on their fourth attempt in four years to find the shrew. Dippenaar, now retired, wished the ...

In 2016, the shrew was listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List because of its limited known range, coupled with forest habitat loss and the effects of climate change.

Tree shrews are a testament to the diversity and complexity of the animal kingdom. Their unique toilet habits highlight extraordinary cleanliness and organization, rarely seen in the wild. This ...

These details are crucial for assessing the threats it faces. Researchers warn about the vulnerability of this shrew to climate change. According to recent studies, 50 to 90% of its habitat could ...

Mount Lyell shrews are extremely threatened by the climate crisis and could lose up to 90% of their cold, high altitude habitat as the Earth warms, researchers said, citing a study conducted by UC ...

They had just three weeks before the first snow would hit, making the shrew's habitat inaccessible. They set out in the first few days of November with a friend, Harper Forbes. Once at the site, the ...

Search results include a sketch of the animal, a map of its habitat range and shots of other California shrews, plucked from their Wikipedia pages. But photographs of a living Mount Lyell shrew ...

Here are some cool shrew facts: Shrews must eat almost constantly to stay alive. They use high-pitched squeaks to help them find food, which is called echolocation. This is also how bats find food.