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Day's shrew

Suncus dayi (Dobson, 1888)

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The day's shrew (Suncus dayi) is a species in the family Soricidae, order Eulipotyphla. Recorded adults weigh about 9.43 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

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Quick facts about the day's shrew

Weight
9.43 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the day's shrew live?

Not recorded

What is the day's shrew?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Day's shrew (Suncus dayi) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to India. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

From the Wikipedia article “Day's shrew” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Day%27s_shrew&oldid=1314028390), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the day's shrew endangered?

The day's shrew is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Endangered species.

How is the day's shrew classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderEulipotyphla
  5. familySoricidae
  6. genusSuncus
  7. SpeciesSuncus dayi (Dobson, 1888)

Synonyms Crocidura dayi

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Day’s shrewEnglish
  • bělozubka DayovaCzech
  • Day-SpitzmausGerman
  • keralanpäästäinenFinnish
  • デイジャコウネズミJapanese
  • Ryjówek tamilskiPolish
  • Многозубка ДеяRussian

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Relatives of the day's shrew

Other species in the same genus Suncus.

DD, Data Deficient

Black shrew

Suncus ater

SoricidaeNo free photo yet

EN, Endangered

Flores shrew

Suncus mertensi

SoricidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the day's shrew?

An adult day's shrew weighs 9.43 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the day's shrew endangered?

The day's shrew is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the day's shrew?

The day's shrew (Suncus dayi) belongs to the family Soricidae in the order Eulipotyphla.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

  • Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
    Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
  • EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
    Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1
  • Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
    Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
  • Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
    Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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BibTeX
@misc{day_s_shrew_2026,
  title = {Day's shrew (Suncus dayi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/day-s-shrew},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}