Taxonomy:	Eukaryota \| Opisthokonta \| Metazoa \| Eumetazoa \| Bilateria \| Deuterostomia \| Chordata \| Craniata \| Vertebrata \| Gnathostomata \| Teleostomi \| Euteleostomi \| Sarcopterygii \| Dipnotetrapodomorpha \| Tetrapoda \| Amniota \| Mammalia \| Theria \| Eutheria \| Boreoeutheria \| Laurasiatheria \| Eulipotyphla \| Soricidae \| Soricinae \| Sorex
Common:	Eurasian shrew, European shrew (German: Waldspitzmaus)
Comment:	The European shrew Sorex araneus is a small insectivore. It is unusual among mammals in that the number of chromosomes varies widely within a population, due to frequent Robertsonian translocations.
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