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Destruction Island (also known historically as Green Island [1] and Isla de Dolores/Island of Sorrows [2]) is a 30-acre (12 ha) island located approximately 3.5 miles (6 km) off the Washington coast. Home to seabirds, shorebirds, and marine mammals, it is part of the Quillayute Needles National Wildlife Refuge .
The shrew lived in the island montane forest/brush endemic to western Puerto Rico and was an insectivore. There are fossil specimens located in London . It disappeared after introduction of rats and due to the destruction of its forest habitat.
Destruction Island Lighthouse is a decommissioned lighthouse on Destruction Island, a rocky island that is part of the Quillayute Needles National Wildlife Refuge [2] lying about 3 miles (4.8 km) off the coast of Jefferson County, Washington, in the northwest of the United States.
The Christmas Island shrew (Crocidura trichura), also known as the Christmas Island musk-shrew is an extremely rare or possibly extinct shrew from Christmas Island.It was variously placed as subspecies of the Asian gray shrew (Crocidura attenuata) or the Southeast Asian shrew (Crocidura fuliginosa), [2] but morphological differences and the large distance between the species indicate that it ...
The genus Sorex includes many of the common shrews of Eurasia and North America, and contains at least 142 known species and subspecies.Members of this genus, known as long-tailed shrews, are the only members of the tribe Soricini of the subfamily Soricinae (red-toothed shrews).
The ornate shrew primarily occupies areas of dense vegetation, which it needs for shelter from predators and places for nesting. Habitat destruction is the biggest threat to the ornate shew population, as much of their wetland terrain has been impacted by invasive plants and repurposing from humans for agriculture. [14]
Trowbridge's shrew is a medium-sized shrew with a long tail. [7] Non-breeding shrews weigh around 3.8 g (0.13 oz) while breeding shrews average around 5 g (0.18 oz). [ 8 ] The fur colorings change over the year, with a darker more brownish coat in the summer and a lighter gray in winter.
The Mexican large-toothed shrew is rather large with a total length of 11.8 cm or more and a hind foot of 1.5 cm. Its pelage is a comparatively light (to other shrews in the family) mixed russet and black, with chamois colored ventral parts.