Northern Short-tailed Shrew
Blarina brevicaudus
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Soricomorpha
- Family
- Soricidae
The northern short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda) is the largest shrew in the genus Blarina, and occurs in the northeastern region of North America. It is a semifossorial, highly active, and voracious insectivore and is present in a variety of habitats like broadleaved and pine forests among shrubs and hedges as well as grassy river banks. It is notable in that it is one of the few venomous mammals.
Musaraigne est un nom vernaculaire ambigu en français, pouvant désigner plusieurs espèces différentes de petits mammifères insectivores, généralement gris-brun à museau pointu. La masse d'une musaraigne varie de six à quatorze grammes environ. Elle mesure moins de dix centimètres (hors queue, d'au moins 4 cm).
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Distribution
Sources and credits
DescriptionNorthern short-tailed shrew, Wikipedia contributorsMore from the same family
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Soricidae