It is the most common of the white-toothed shrews.

The greater white-toothed shrews are classified as semi-social mammals.

The greater white-toothed shrews tend to build their nest under stones, logs, and in abandoned burrows.

In order to avoid predation, the greater white-toothed shrews can be found undercover of vegetation or leaf litter when active.

(Another vernacular term is African white-toothed shrews, though this perpetuates the same confusion.)

The white-toothed shrews or Crocidurinae are one of three subfamilies of the shrew family Soricidae.

As such, they form one of three main types of shrew, the other two being the red-toothed shrews and the white-toothed shrews.

Genus Crocidura (white-toothed shrews)

Members of the genus are commonly called white-toothed shrews or musk shrews, although both also apply to all of the species in the subfamily.

Subfamily Crocidurinae: (white-toothed shrews)

Another remarkable habit of this shrew (shared with the white-toothed shrews of Europe) is that it forms a "caravan" with its young, that is, the young line up behind the mother and follow it while she walks.

The red-toothed shrews of the subfamily Soricinae are one of three living subfamilies of shrews, along with Crocidurinae (white-toothed shrews) and Myosoricinae (African white-toothed shrews).

They are the only one of the three to be found exclusively south of the Sahara Desert, and accordingly they have been described in English as the African shrews, but there are also many white-toothed shrews in Africa and accordingly this term is more generally used for shrews from Africa in general.

It is debated whether four or five ancient subfamilies occurred, but only two are left today: Soricinae and Crocidurinae.

African Soricomorpha include the Myosoricinae and Crocidurinae subfamilies.

The genus Crocidura is one of nine genera of the shrew subfamily Crocidurinae.

The white-toothed shrews or Crocidurinae are one of three subfamilies of the shrew family Soricidae.

Subfamily Crocidurinae: (white-toothed shrews)

The red-toothed shrews of the subfamily Soricinae are one of three living subfamilies of shrews, along with Crocidurinae (white-toothed shrews) and Myosoricinae (African white-toothed shrews).

It is the most common of the white-toothed shrews.

The greater white-toothed shrew can be very vocal.

The greater white-toothed shrew is distinguished by a careful examination of their unpigmented teeth.

In April 2008, the greater white-toothed shrew was discovered in Ireland.

The greater white-toothed shrews are classified as semi-social mammals.

The greater white-toothed shrews tend to build their nest under stones, logs, and in abandoned burrows.

In comparison, the related Greater White-toothed Shrew can be twice as long and weighs four to five times more.

In order to avoid predation, the greater white-toothed shrews can be found undercover of vegetation or leaf litter when active.

(Another vernacular term is African white-toothed shrews, though this perpetuates the same confusion.)

The greater white-toothed shrew typically experiences one breeding season in its entire lifetime, whereby fertilization occurs right after parturition.

Asian lesser white-toothed shrew (C. shantungensis)

The white-toothed shrews or Crocidurinae are one of three subfamilies of the shrew family Soricidae.

As such, they form one of three main types of shrew, the other two being the red-toothed shrews and the white-toothed shrews.

Congo white-toothed shrew (C. congobelgica)

Smoky white-toothed shrew (C. fumosa)

North African white-toothed shrew (C. ichnusae)

Blackish white-toothed shrew (C. nigricans)

Kashmir white-toothed shrew (C. pullata)

Chinese white-toothed shrew (C. rapax)

Greater white-toothed shrew (C. russula)

Lesser white-toothed shrew (C. suaveolens)

Crocidura fuliginosa: South-east Asia white-toothed shrew.

Genus Crocidura (white-toothed shrews)

The Chinese white-toothed shrew (Crocidura rapax) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family.

The greater white-toothed shrew has a lifespan for about 18 months in the wild, but can survive for 30 months in captivity under laboratory conditions.

The greater white-toothed shrew (Crocidura russula) is a small insectivorous mammal found in Europe and North Africa.