Asian House Shrew

Taxobox
name = Asian House ShrewMSW3 Hutterer | pages = 260-261]
status = LR/lc
status_system = iucn2.3
status_ref = IUCN2006 | assessors = Insectivore Specialist Group | year = 1996 | id = 41440 | title = Suncus murinus | downloaded = 2006-05-12 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern]

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image_width = 240px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Soricomorpha
familia = Soricidae
genus = "Suncus"
species = "S. murinus"
binomial = "Suncus murinus"
binomial_authority = (Linnaeus, 1766)

The Asian House Shrew ("Suncus murinus"), or the Asian Musk Shrew, is a widespread, adaptable species of shrew found mainly in South Asia but introduced widely throughout Asia.

This species is locally called "Chuchunder" and is mentioned in Rudyard Kipling's Jungle book by the name of "Chuchundra". It has a habit of running slowly along the edges of the walls when they enter human habitations. It is widespread and found in all habitats including deserts and human habitations. [cite journal | author = Advani R, Rana BD. | year = 1981 | title = Food of the house shrew, "Suncus murinus sindensis", in the Indian desert | journal = Acta Theriologica | volume = 27 | pages = 133–134] Studies on this shrew have suggested its suitability for use in laboratory studies. [cite journal | author = Temple, J. L. | year = 2004 | title = The Musk Shrew (Suncus murinus): A Model Species for Studies of Nutritional Regulation of Reproduction | journal = ILAR Journal | volume = 45 | issue = 1 | pages = 25–34 | url = http://dels.nas.edu/ilar_n/ilarjournal/45_1/pdfs/v4501temple.pdf]

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