▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁IT IS ▁ ▁vic ola ▁Category : G ast rop ods ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 <0x0A> </s> ▁Cow an ' s ▁sh rew ▁ten rec ▁( M icro g ale ▁cow ani ) ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁m amm al ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁Ten rec idae . ▁ ▁Description ▁▁ ▁Cow an ' s ▁sh rew ▁ten re cs ▁we igh ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁a ▁little ▁bit ▁over ▁ 1 0 ▁gr ams , ▁and ▁have ▁an ▁average ▁length ▁of ▁slightly ▁over ▁ 5 ▁inches . ▁Most ▁spec im ens ▁are ▁mostly ▁brown , ▁often ▁having ▁a ▁mid - d ors al ▁stri pe ▁of ▁a ▁dark er ▁color ▁and ▁a ▁l ighter ▁bel ly . ▁The ▁coat ▁of ▁Cow an ' s ▁sh rew ▁ten re cs ▁contains ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁patterns , ▁mostly ▁consisting ▁of ▁various ▁sh ades ▁of ▁red ▁and ▁brown . ▁ ▁Cow an ' s ▁sh rew ▁ten re cs ▁are ▁mostly ▁solit ary ▁animals . ▁When ▁two ▁males ▁are ▁in ▁close ▁qu arters , ▁they ▁will ▁often ▁try ▁to ▁s que al ▁at ▁or ▁b ite ▁each ▁other . ▁Cow an ' s ▁sh rew ▁ten re cs ▁are ▁car n iv ores , ▁and ▁will ▁search ▁for ▁small ▁pre y ▁on ▁forest ▁flo ors . ▁Their ▁pred ators ▁are ▁mostly ▁other ▁verte br ates , ▁such ▁as ▁ow ls ▁and ▁sometimes ▁even ▁other ▁sh rew ▁ten re cs . ▁Their ▁only ▁major ▁defense ▁against ▁these ▁pred ators ▁is