SPECIES OF MAMMALS OF THE PACIFIC AEEA 39 



inches. The lesser gymnure shares the range of its larger rela- 

 tive and also reaches Java. 



The Mindanao Gymnure (Podogymnura) is known only 

 from Mount Apo in the Philippines. It is a gray species with 

 long reddish brown guard hairs. Its total length is about eight 



Fig. 16 — Common Gymnure or Moonrat 



and one-fourth inches, with the tail a little less than two and 

 one-half inches. 



Gymnures feed largely on termites and cockroaches, com- 

 mon in their habitat, but other insects are not refused. They 

 have a rather disagreeable garlic-like odor, and are not appre- 

 ciated as food by many carnivorous mammals. 



Shrews. Family Soeicid^ 



These sharp-nosed little mammals are often confused with 

 rats and mice. They are true insectivores, however, and form 

 a rather uniform group. They are found almost everywhere 

 except in Australia, Oceania, and the greater part of South 

 America. The ears are round and usually hairy, the snout 

 long and flexible, the eyes small, and the two-cusped front up- 



