The vagrant shrew (Sorex vagrans), also known as the wandering shrew, is a medium-sized North American shrew. At one time, the montane shrew and the Orizaba...
9 KB (1,185 words) - 19:36, 17 December 2023
of shrews, the tenrecs of Madagascar, bats, and the solenodons. These include the Eurasian or common shrew (Sorex araneus) and the American vagrant shrew...
17 KB (1,859 words) - 04:52, 31 July 2024
The Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus), also known as the Etruscan pygmy shrew, white-toothed pygmy shrew and Savi's pygmy shrew, is the smallest known...
14 KB (1,704 words) - 14:18, 30 July 2024
shrew, Sorex preblei Olympic shrew, Sorex rohweri Trowbridge's shrew, Sorex trowbridgii Vagrant shrew, Sorex vagrans Family: Talpidae American shrew mole...
11 KB (910 words) - 12:46, 28 February 2024
The Eurasian pygmy shrew (Sorex minutus), often known simply as the pygmy shrew, is a widespread shrew of the northern Palearctic. It measures about 5 cm...
5 KB (515 words) - 05:29, 28 May 2024
darter, (Sympetrum vulgatum), a European dragonfly Vagrant shrew, a genus of medium-sized shrews found in North America Uliodon, a genus of spiders found...
3 KB (433 words) - 20:22, 6 July 2024
shrew, Sorex palustris Fog shrew, Sorex sonomae Vagrant shrew, Sorex vagrans Sorex cinereus group Kamchatka shrew, Sorex camtschatica Cinereus shrew,...
12 KB (1,203 words) - 11:21, 6 June 2024
The Arctic shrew (Sorex arcticus), also known as the blackback shrew or saddlebacked shrew, is a medium-sized shrew found in Canada and the northern United...
7 KB (979 words) - 19:51, 8 May 2024
The Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus) is a shrew species native to South and Southeast Asia that has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List...
10 KB (1,151 words) - 03:24, 31 August 2024
was once present in North America. Hedgehogs share distant ancestry with shrews (family Soricidae), with gymnures possibly being the intermediate link,...
31 KB (3,102 words) - 01:36, 29 July 2024
Family: Soricidae Masked shrew, Sorex cinereus, c Dwarf shrew, Sorex nanus, r American water shrew, Sorex palustris, u Vagrant shrew, Sorex vagrans, c Order:...
7 KB (599 words) - 12:15, 6 October 2023
The common shrew (Sorex araneus), also known as the Eurasian shrew, is the most common shrew, and one of the most common mammals, throughout Northern...
11 KB (1,236 words) - 19:21, 24 August 2024
orarius) LC Cinereus shrew (Sorex cinereus) LC Preble's shrew (Sorex preblei) LC Vagrant shrew (Sorex vagrans) LC Western water shrew (Sorex navigator) LC...
13 KB (855 words) - 02:23, 28 July 2024
long-tailed shrew or rock shrew (Sorex dispar) is a small shrew found in Atlantic Canada and the Northeastern United States. This shrew is slate grey...
7 KB (943 words) - 16:13, 19 July 2024
The marsh shrew (Sorex bendirii), also known as the Pacific water shrew, Bendire's water shrew, Bendire's shrew and Jesus shrew is the largest North American...
25 KB (2,716 words) - 16:21, 19 July 2024
Sorex (category Red-toothed shrews)
palustris) S. p. hydrobadistes S. p. palustris Fog shrew (S. sonomae) S. s. sonomae S. s. tenelliodus Vagrant shrew (S. vagrans) S. v. halicoetes S. v. paludivagus...
9 KB (925 words) - 05:44, 13 May 2024
family Talpidae (/ˈtælpɪdiː/) includes the moles (some of whom are called shrew moles and desmans) who are small insectivorous mammals of the order Eulipotyphla...
15 KB (1,964 words) - 20:17, 18 June 2024
hedgehogs and gymnures; the solenodons; the moles, shrew-like moles and desmans; and true shrews. (These correspond to the four taxonomical families...
11 KB (887 words) - 20:56, 5 September 2024
Thirteen species of shrews occur in California. Order: Eulipotyphla, Family: Talpidae Five species of moles occur in California. Shrew-mole, Neurotrichus...
26 KB (2,349 words) - 13:23, 2 September 2024
American water shrew, Sorex palustris Preble's shrew, Sorex preblei Vagrant shrew, Sorex vagrans Family: Castoridae (beavers) North American beaver, Castor...
12 KB (1,025 words) - 23:18, 28 November 2023
evolutionary branch that split from the lineage leading to hedgehogs, moles, and shrews before the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event. They are one of two families...
25 KB (2,829 words) - 06:55, 27 August 2024
shrew mole and least shrew mole. It is not closely related to the Asian shrew mole (Uropsilus in Urotrichini). The reason that it is called a "shrew mole"...
13 KB (1,820 words) - 12:44, 11 February 2024
of the shrews. Although the gymnures are more closely related to the hedgehogs, full-grown gymnures superficially resemble large rats, shrews, and opossums...
7 KB (695 words) - 20:57, 4 August 2024
Erinaceids are generally shrew-like in form, with long snouts and short tails. They are, however, much larger than shrews, ranging from 10–15 cm (4–6 in)...
10 KB (970 words) - 17:40, 29 March 2024
will eat a wide variety of food items, including liver, mice, mealworms, shrews and maggots. However, they tend to prefer earthworms over all other options...
15 KB (2,030 words) - 17:11, 27 July 2024
List of mammals of Idaho (section Shrews)
Sorex monticolus Dwarf shrew, Sorex nanus American water shrew, Sorex palustris Vagrant shrew, Sorex vagrans Family: Talpidae Coast mole, Scapanus orarius...
9 KB (767 words) - 07:56, 19 June 2024
The North American least shrew (Cryptotis parva) is one of the smallest mammals, growing to be only up to 3 inches long. It has a long pointed snout and...
10 KB (1,306 words) - 20:16, 10 December 2023
The American water shrew or northern water shrew (Sorex palustris) is a shrew found in the nearctic faunal region located throughout the mountain ranges...
7 KB (927 words) - 01:02, 13 January 2024
The Cuban solenodon or almiquí (Atopogale cubana) is a small, furry, shrew-like mammal endemic to mountainous forests on Cuba. It is the only species...
6 KB (740 words) - 13:12, 20 January 2024
short-tailed shrew (Blarina carolinensis) is a gray, short-tailed shrew that inhabits the eastern United States. The southern short-tailed shrew is the smallest...
6 KB (698 words) - 18:30, 20 May 2024