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The North American least shrew will also sometimes live inside beehives and eat all the larvae. It will often share its food with other shrews. It eats more than its body weight each day and is known to store food. [4] [7] The North American least shrew makes its home in burrows or shallow runways under flat stones or fallen logs.
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 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 ...
C. orophila (Central American least shrew) C. parva (North American least shrew, pictured) C. peregrina (Oaxacan broad-clawed shrew) C. perijensis (Perija small-eared shrew) C. peruviensis (Peruvian small-eared shrew) C. phillipsii (Phillips's small-eared shrew) C. squamipes (Scaly-footed small-eared shrew) C. tamensis (Tamá small-eared shrew)
The Eurasian least shrew weighs only 1.2–4 g (0.042–0.141 oz) and has a body less than 4 cm (1.6 in) long, with a 2.5 cm (0.98 in) tail. It has a brown back and a light grey underside, with a fairly clear boundary in between.
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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.
Northern short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda; Southern short ... Genus: Cryptotis. North American least shrew, Cryptotis parva; Genus: Sorex. Southeastern shrew ...