| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:family 
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                                | gptkbp:activityPattern | mainly nocturnal some diurnal
 
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                                | gptkbp:characteristic | high metabolic rate small size
 pointed snout
 
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                                | gptkbp:class | gptkb:Mammalia 
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                                | gptkbp:commonName | shrew family 
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                                | gptkbp:conservationStatus | varies by species 
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                                | gptkbp:diet | insectivorous 
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                                | gptkbp:distinctiveFeature | lack of zygomatic arch venomous saliva in some species
 
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                                | gptkbp:distribution | worldwide except Australia and polar regions 
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                                | gptkbp:ecologicalRole | control insect populations 
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                                | gptkbp:fossilRange | Eocene to present 
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                                | gptkbp:gestationPeriod | 17 to 32 days 
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                                | gptkbp:habitat | gptkb:wetlands forests
 gardens
 grasslands
 
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                                | gptkbp:hasTeethType | gptkb:red-toothed_shrews gptkb:white-toothed_shrews
 
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                                | gptkbp:kingdom | gptkb:Animalia 
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                                | gptkbp:lifespan | 1 to 3 years 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFor | among the smallest mammals cannot hibernate
 high oxygen consumption
 produce musky odor
 some species echolocate
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableMember | gptkb:Crocidura gptkb:Sorex
 gptkb:Blarina
 
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                                | gptkbp:numberOfSpecies | 26 over 385
 
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                                | gptkbp:order | gptkb:Eulipotyphla 
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                                | gptkbp:phylum | gptkb:Chordata 
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                                | gptkbp:predators | owls snakes
 foxes
 
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                                | gptkbp:range | 3 to 15 cm 
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                                | gptkbp:reproduction | multiple litters per year 
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                                | gptkbp:subfamily | gptkb:Crocidurinae gptkb:Myosoricinae
 gptkb:Soricinae
 
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                                | gptkbp:typeSpecies | gptkb:Sorex_araneus 
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                                | gptkbp:weight | 2 to 100 grams 
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                                | gptkbp:youngPerLitter | 2 to 10 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Baird's_shrew 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 5 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Soricidae 
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