noun
Eurasian least shrew; lesser pygmy shrew
A very small shrew species (Sorex minutissimus) found in northern Eurasia. The Japanese name literally means 'tiny pointed shrew'.
チビトガリネズミは世界最小の哺乳類の一つです。
The Eurasian least shrew is one of the smallest mammals in the world.
北海道でチビトガリネズミが確認された。
A Eurasian least shrew was confirmed in Hokkaido.
Refers to shrews in general (family Soricidae). チビトガリネズミ is a specific tiny species within this group.
Compound of チビ (chibi, 'tiny') + トガリネズミ (togari-nezumi, 'shrew'). The kanji 禿尖鼠 is an ateji-like representation, but the word is almost always written in kana.