Insectivores are amongst the smallest of mammals. They get their name from the fact that they survive by eating mostly small insects. Insectivores include good, lizards, shrews, and anteaters. They great on insects, juicy worms, slugs and snails!
Insectivores form the third largest order of mammals after the rodents and bats. Most of the insectivores are smaller than a child's hand, and shrews are some of the smallest mammals known. A few, however, reach thirty centimetres or more. The largest insectivore is the moon raat, which stretches sixty centimetres from the top of its snout to the end of its tail.
In spite of many differences, these animals are grouped together because their teeth are alike. Insectivores have many small teeth, and all insectivores have long slender snouts. These snouts are very useful in searching for insects in the earth, or under leaves and stones. Their bodies lose heart easily, so they need to eat frequently.
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