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The northern short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda) is the largest shrew in the genus Blarina, [3] and occurs in the northeastern region of North America. [4] 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. [5]
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 ...
Notiosorex shrews have a fossil history that extends to the Miocene (i.e., mid-Hemphillian). The geographic distribution of the genus has always been in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. [2]
All shrews are tiny, most no larger than a mouse. The largest species is the Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus) of tropical Asia, which is about 15 cm (6 in) long and weighs around 100 g (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 oz) [2] The Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus), at about 3.5 cm (1 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) and 1.8 grams (28 grains), is the smallest known living terrestrial mammal.
Northern short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda; Southeastern shrew, Sorex longirostris; Bats: Townsend's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus townsendii (Virginia big-eared bat, C. t. virginianus E) Northern yellow bat Dasypterus intermedius; Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus; Eastern red bat Lasiurus borealis; Hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus; Seminole bat ...
The northern short-tailed shrew is one of several venomous shrews. The northern short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda), Mediterranean water shrew (Neomys anomalus), and Eurasian water shrew (Neomys fodiens) are capable of delivering a venomous bite.
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.
Burmese short-tailed shrew, B. wardi; Genus Parablarinella (some Asiatic short-tailed shrews) Indochinese short-tailed shrew, P. griselda; Anhui short-tailed shrew, P. latimaxillata; Tribe Blarinini. Genus Blarina (American short-tailed shrews) Northern short-tailed shrew, B. brevicauda; Southern short-tailed shrew, B. carolinensis; Elliot's ...