Gemeine Spitzmaus = common shrew (Sorex araneus) (Bottom) Gemeine Spitzmaus = common shrew (Sorex araneus)
Vespertilio mystacinus - haar
Date	between 1700 and 1880
Notes	This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer	Iconographia Zoologica
Old Latin name	Vespertilio mystacinus
New Latin name	Myotis mystacinus
Common name	Nederlands: Baardvleermuis
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vespertilio_mystacinus_-_haar_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ20900133.tif
The common shrew (Sorex araneus), also known as the Eurasian shrew, is the most common shrew, and one of the most common mammals, throughout Northern Europe, including Great Britain. Common shrews are found throughout the woodlands, grasslands, and hedgelands of Britain, Scandinavia, and Eastern Europe.
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Soricidae
Genus:	Sorex
Species:	Sorex araneus Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms:	Sorex europaeus