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 Lilliputian Caravan -- White-Toothed Shrews (1997)

Acrylic on illustration board
4" x 10"
 Shrews comprise a very interesting and successful family, which includes one of the two smallest mammals. The white-toothed shrews (Crocidura spp.) are found throughout most of the Old World and make up the largest mammal genus, with over 150 species, according to most authorities.