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The Egyptian Pygmy Shrew (''Crocidura religiosa'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Egypt. Its natural habitat is arable land. It is threatened by habitat loss, partially caused by the construction of the Aswan Dam.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Crocidura religiosa )〕 They are 48–62 mm in length, making them one of the smallest shrews in Egypt.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Descriptions and articles about the Egyptian Pygmy Shrew (Crocidura religiosa) - Encyclopedia of Life )〕 They weigh 7 grams. Like most shrews, it is a nocturnal animal, hiding during day in burrows and crevices. Its diet is mostly insectivorous.It is a largely solitary and territorial species. Female pygmy shrews give birth to litters of one to ten hairless young with closed eyes. Their eyes opened at 13 days and they are weaned at 20 days. The young reach sexual maturity from two to three months and live for 12 to 18 months.〔 The Egyptian pygmy shrew has grey fur, tinged with brown on the upperparts and tipped with white on the paler underparts. The bristly tail is grey on top and white underneath and the feet are pale and almost hairless. It has small eyes, a pointed snout〔 and a slightly flattened head which, along with its paler overall colour and proportionately longer tail, distinguishes this species from other shrews found in Egypt.〔 The Egyptian pygmy shrew gained its scientific name, ''religiosa'' from the mummified specimens found in ancient Egyptian tombs in Thebes. The species has often been confused with the Somali dwarf shrew (Crocidura nana)〔 ==Sources== * Hutterer, R. 2004. (Crocidura religiosa ). (2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ) Downloaded on 30 July 2007. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Egyptian pygmy shrew」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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