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At 14 days old, they will open their eyes and have fur. By day 21, they will weigh 4-5 g and weaning will begin. [4] The North American least shrew rarely lives more than a year. Its natural predators are owls, hawks, the red fox, the raccoon, skunks, and snakes. [4] The North American least shrew will try to defend itself with its venomous saliva.
The genus Cryptotis is a group of relatively small shrews with short ears, which are usually not visible, and short tails, commonly called small-eared shrews.They have 30 teeth and are members of the red-toothed shrew subfamily.
The shrew subfamily Soricinae consists of thirteen genera.The majority of the species are contained within Cryptotis, with 41 species, and Sorex, with 76 species.The remaining shrews are split between Chodsigoa with eight species; Chimarrogale with six; Anourosorex, Episoriculus, Neomys, and Notiosorex with four species each; Blarina and Blarinella with three species each, and Megasorex ...
Least shrew: Cryptotis parva: Endangered locally South central Masked shrew: Sorex cinereus: Common Statewide Maryland shrew: Sorex cinereus fontinalis: Common The Maryland shrew is now considered a subspecies of masked shrew. Piedmont and Valley and Ridge: Long-tailed shrew: Sorex dispar: Rare Appalachian Uplands: Smoky shrew: Sorex fumeus ...
Masked shrew. Northern short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda; Least shrew, Cryptotis parva; Arctic shrew, Sorex arcticus; Masked shrew, Sorex cinereus; American pygmy shrew, Sorex hoyi possibly extirpated [5] Dwarf shrew, Sorex nanus; American water shrew, Sorex palustris
The Central American least shrew (Cryptotis orophila) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in the highlands and mid-elevations from the western part of the northern coast of Honduras to central Costa Rica. It is found in El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.
Merriam's shrew. Family: Soricidae. North American least shrew, Cryptotis parva; Crawford's gray shrew, Notiosorex crawfordi; Arizona shrew, Sorex arizonae; Cinereus shrew, Sorex cinereus; Merriam's shrew, Sorex merriami; Montane shrew, Sorex monticolus; New Mexico shrew, Sorex neomexicanus; American water shrew, Sorex palustris; Preble's shrew ...
North American least shrew, Cryptotis parva; Crawford's gray shrew, Notiosorex crawfordi; Arizona shrew, Sorex arizonae; Cinereus shrew, Sorex cinereus; Merriam's shrew, Sorex merriami; Montane shrew, Sorex monticolus; American water shrew, Sorex palustris