Etruscan shrew
The Etruscan shrew is the smallest mammal in Europe, and one of the smallest mammals in the world. Etruscan shrews have an enormous basal metabolic rate – their heart, for example, beats up to 1500 times per minute. They, therefore, have to eat many times their own body weight every day and are constantly on the lookout for food, especially at dusk and at night.
- The heart of the world’s smallest mammal beats up to 1500 times per minute. Due to its high metabolism, the mouse is constantly on the lookout for food.
Scientific Name
Suncus etruscus
Age
- up to 3 years
Nutrition
- Insects
Adversaries
- Fox
- Cat
- Raccoon
Weight
- up to 2.7 g
3 – 5 cm
Other mammals
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