▁written ▁by ▁Anna ▁Good man ▁Category : S ongs ▁written ▁by ▁Ben ▁F olds <0x0A> </s> ▁Whit aker ' s ▁sh rew ▁( C roc id ura ▁wh it aker i ) ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁m amm al ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁Sor ic idae . ▁It ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁Western ▁Sah ara , ▁Al ger ia , ▁Mor oc co , ▁Tun is ia . ▁Its ▁natural ▁habit ats ▁are ▁subt rop ical ▁or ▁tropical ▁dry ▁shr ub land , ▁rock y ▁and ▁sand y ▁coast s . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁fairly ▁common ▁species ▁and ▁the ▁International ▁Union ▁for ▁Conserv ation ▁of ▁Nature ▁has ▁r ated ▁its ▁conservation ▁status ▁as ▁being ▁of ▁" le ast ▁concern ". ▁ ▁Description ▁The ▁Whit aker ' s ▁sh rew ▁is ▁a ▁small , ▁pale ▁sh rew , ▁with ▁a ▁head - and - body ▁length ▁aver aging ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁tail ▁aver aging ▁. ▁Its ▁head ▁and ▁ears ▁are ▁larger ▁than ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁greater ▁white - to oth ed ▁sh rew ▁( C roc id ura ▁russ ula ). ▁The ▁fur ▁is ▁short ▁and ▁sil ky . ▁The ▁upper ▁parts ▁are ▁buff y - b rown ▁spe ck led ▁with ▁white , ▁the ▁individual ▁hair s ▁having ▁a ▁grey ▁sh aft , ▁a ▁white ▁band ▁and ▁brown ▁tip . ▁The ▁under parts ▁are ▁wh it ish , ▁the ▁hair s ▁being ▁grey ▁near ▁the ▁base ▁and ▁white ▁near ▁the ▁tip . ▁The ▁feet ▁are ▁pale ▁on ▁both ▁the ▁upper ▁and ▁lower ▁surfaces . ▁The