Diplomesodon

The Piebald Shrew (Diplomesodon pulchellum) is a shrew found in the Turan Lowland east of the Caspian Sea in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

 

It grows to 2–2¾ inches in length, and usually hunts for insects and lizards at night. It is the only extant member of the genus Diplomesodon.

 

In 2011, A. Cheke described a new and possibly extinct species based on a 19th-century manuscript: Diplomesodon sonnerati a.k.a. Sonnerat's Shrew.