Shrews are distributed almost worldwide : of the major tropical and temperate land masses , only New Guinea , Australia , and New Zealand do not have any native shrews ; in South America , shrews are relatively recent immigrants and are present only in the northern Andes .
Of the major tropical and temperate land masses , only New Guinea , Australia , and New Zealand do not have any native shrews . In South America , shrews are relatively recent immigrants and are present only in the northern Andes .