Suncus etruscus (Savi, 1822) The Madagascan pygmy shrew (Suncus madagascariensis) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae.

[1] Some taxonomists regard it as conspecific with the widely distributed Etruscan shrew, the smallest known mammal by mass,[1][2] and likely to have been introduced to Madagascar from India or Southeast Asia by humans.

[3] It is found in Madagascar and the Comoros, at altitudes from sea level to 1500 m.[1] It is thought to be more common in the less humid western and southern parts of Madagascar.

It is presumed to be solitary, nocturnal and insectivorous, like its relatives.

[1] It is threatened by logging and other forms of deforestation.