Mammal / Suncus murinus

House Shrew

Also known as Musk shrew, chhanchuder, bhukharu, kasturi, chhuchhunder

LC

Lowest risk

Native

The Asian house shrew is a shrew species native to South and Southeast Asia that has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2008 because of its large population and wide distribution. It has been introduced in several West Asian and East African countries. It is considered an invasive species and implicated in the demise of several island lizard species.

Range mass
23 to 147.3 g
Range length
100 to 150 mm
Average basal metabolic rate
0.403 W
Breeding interval
These animals can breed approximately once per month.
Breeding season
This species breeds year round, although there are breeding peaks in spring and summer.
Range number of offspring
4 to 8
Average number of offspring
3
Average gestation period
30 days
Average gestation period
30 days
Range weaning age
12 to 20 days
Range time to independence
15 to 25 days
Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
35 days
Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
Sex: female
36 days
Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male)
Sex: male
36 days
Typical lifespan
Status: wild
1 to 2 years
Typical lifespan
Status: captivity
1.5 to 2.5 years

Lench, J. 2004. "Suncus murinus" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 10, 2020 at https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Suncus_murinus/

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