Skull size range of extant Soricidae as represented by Suncus murinus SMF 87406, Suncus etruscus SMF 26937, Myosorex varius SMF 55060, Sorex araneus SMF 82598 and Anourosorex squamipes SMF 48925. Suncus etruscus is the smallest living mammal. At this level of miniaturization, the skulls are relatively similar. All species are depicted in identical magnification (scale in Suncus murinus is 5 mm).

 
 
  Part of: Maier W, Tröscher A, Ruf I (2022). The orbitotemporal region and the mandibular joint in the skull of shrews (Soricidae, Mammalia). Vertebrate Zoology 72: 1099-1124. https://doi.org/10.3897/vz.72.e90840