Insectivora

Other Names for Insectivora

• insectivores
• shrews

References

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Information on the Internet

• Order Insectivora. Animal Diversity Web. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.
• Insectivore Specialist Group. IUCN - The World Conservation Union. Species Survival Commission.
• Afrotheria Specialist Group. IUCN - The World Conservation Union. Species Survival Commission.
• European Hedgehog Research Group.
• The Shrew(-ist's) Site. A Contribution to Promote the Investigation of the Biology of the Soricidae (Insectivora - Mammalia).