Giant fat-tailed shrew (SciiFii)

The giant fat-tailed shrew (Macrocidura crassicaudata) is a species of shrew that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced throughout the Canary Island to help boost biodiversity. The closest living relative of the giant fat-tailed shrew is the Osorio shrew (Crocidura russula osorio). The giant fat-tailed shrew is a large omnivorous animal, about the size of a small house cat, an example of insular gigantism. It stores fat in its tail as a way to survive periods of starvation in its semiarid island home. The conservation status of the giant fat-tailed shrew is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts.
Category:Animals
Category:Species
Category:SciiFii