---
title: "Bicoloured Shrew"
description: "Crocidura leucodon — Mammals. The bicolored shrew or bicoloured white-toothed shrew (Crocidura leucodon) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/bicoloured-shrew
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bicoloured Shrew

> Crocidura leucodon — Mammals. The bicolored shrew or bicoloured white-toothed shrew (Crocidura leucodon) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae.

- Scientific name: *Crocidura leucodon*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 616
- Wikidata: [Q626921](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q626921)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46663](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46663)

## Names

- en: Bicoloured Shrew
- de: Feldspitzmaus
- es: Musara
- fr: Crocidure Leucode
- nl: Veldspitsmuis
- pl: Zębiełek białawy

## Countries with the most observations

IT (90), DE (59), UA (24), CZ (21), AT (19), SI (16), CH (10), PL (10), RO (10), HU (9), FR (8), HR (8)

## Summary

The bicolored shrew or bicoloured white-toothed shrew (Crocidura leucodon) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in eastern, central and southern Europe and in western Asia. It is a nocturnal species and feeds on insects and other small creatures. Several litters of young are born during the warmer months of the year in a nest of dry grasses in a concealed location.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicolored_shrew

## Photo

![Bicoloured Shrew](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bicoloured-shrew/medium.jpg)

Photo: Paolo Giampaoletti · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/297690988

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bicoloured-shrew?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).