[DOC] [TLE] Shrew - Wikipedia [PAR] A shrew or shrew mouse (family Soricidae) is a small mole-like mammal 
classified in the order ... All shrews are comparatively small, most no larger than a 
mouse. ... at about 3.5 cm (1.4 in) and 2 g (0.071 oz) is the smallest living 
terrestrial mammal. ... high metabolic rates, above that expected in comparable 
small mammals. [DOC] [TLE] Etruscan shrew - Wikipedia [PAR] The Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus), also known as the Etruscan pygmy shrew 
or the white-toothed pygmy shrew is the smallest known mammal by mass, ... The 
Etruscan shrew has a very fast heart beating rate, up to 1511 beats/min (25 ... 
highest values recorded in mammals; the heart rate increases exponentially with
... [DOC] [TLE] The World's 5 Smallest Mammals - Live Science [PAR] Feb 17, 2011 ... Life's Little Mysteries has rounded up the smallest mammals in the world the 
teeny, tiniest of which is the size of a bumblebee. ... What's the smallest mammal, 
and how does it measure up? ... During this time, its body temperature and 
metabolism is reduced so that .... Copyright  2016 All Rights Reserved. [DOC] [TLE] SHREWS & MOLES [PAR] These very small, non-hibernating mammals have high metabolic rates and may 
... The pygmy shrew is the smallest mammal in North America. ... With the highest 
surface area relative to body mass of all mammals, much of the heat ... To 
maintain their metabolic needs, shrews need to eat their approximate weight 
every day. [DOC] [TLE] Pygmy Shrew: America's Smallest Mammaland Its Hungriest ... [PAR] Jan 6, 2010 ... Stay Hungry: Shrew Metabolism Shrews are tiny predators that are among the 
world's most ancient and widespread mammals: They evolved... [DOC] [TLE] The neurobiology of Etruscan shrew active touch [PAR] Nov 12, 2011 ... Shrews often attack their prey prior to any signs of evasive manoeuvres. ... only 
the smallest shrew, but presumably also the smallest terrestrial mammal. ... This 
species has the highest mass-specific metabolic rate of all mammals [28] and 
thus ..... The Etruscan shrew has the smallest brain of all mammals. [DOC] [TLE] Field Metabolic Rate of a Small Marsupial Mammal, the ... - JStor [PAR] high basal metabolic rate, and their field metabolic rate is ca. ... is much lower 
than the 4.6-6.9 times the basal rate in small insectivorous marsupials. ... energy 
and food requirements in the field than do small eutherian mammals. ... is one of 
the smallest of marsupials, weigh- ... All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms
... [DOC] [TLE] What Is the Smallest Living Mammal? | Wonderopolis [PAR] One of the animals weighs the least of any mammal, while the other is the ... The 
Etruscan shrew is the smallest variety, but all shrews tend to be very small. ... has 
such a big appetite, it probably has something to do with their fast metabolism. ... 
By way of comparison, the average human heart beats at an average rate of 72... [DOC] [TLE] Heart and respiratory rates and their significance for convective ... [PAR] Heart and respiratory rates of the smallest mammal (mean adult body mass 2g), 
the ... tidal volume and oxygen extraction has to be only 1.4 times higher in this 
small insectivore than in man. ... the highest mass-specic energy consumption of 
all mammals. ..... account for the elevated metabolic rate at 22C compared with. [DOC] [TLE] ADW: Mammalia: INFORMATION - Animal Diversity Web [PAR] Mammalian hair is present in all mammals at some point in their development. ... 
The smallest mammals are found among the shrews and bats, and can weigh... [DOC] [TLE] Shrew - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Sep 15, 2015 ... ... name for small, mouse-like insectivorous mammals comprising the ... As such, 
it is the smallest known extant mammal. ... Shrews have a very high metabolic 
rate. ... has the highest mass-specific energy consumption of all mammals, ... 
Shrews must eat 80-90 percent of their own body weight in food daily. [DOC] [TLE] The evolution of

Question: The smallest mammal & the smallest insectivore, its metabolic rate is the highest of all mammals
Answer: the shrew