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The North American least shrew (Cryptotis parva) is one of the smallest mammals, growing to be only up to 3 inches long. It has a long pointed snout and a tail never more than twice the length of its hind foot. The dense fur coat is either grayish-brown or reddish-brown with a white belly.
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: Common Statewide 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 ...
Merriam's small-eared shrew, Cryptotis merriami LC; Blackish small-eared shrew, Cryptotis nigrescens LC; C. parva group Central American least shrew, Cryptotis orophila DD; North American least shrew, Cryptotis parva LC; Tropical small-eared shrew, Cryptotis tropicalis DD; ungrouped/relict Enders's small-eared shrew, Cryptotis endersi EN
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Genus: Cryptotis. Enders's small-eared shrew, Cryptotis endersi EN; Talamancan small-eared shrew, Cryptotis gracilis VU; Blackish small-eared shrew, Cryptotis nigrescens LR/lc; North American least shrew, Cryptotis parva LR/lc
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
To take photos of the Mount Lyell shrew, three students laid out over 100 traps last November in the Eastern Sierra Nevada region and checked them every two hours. Elusive, palm-sized shrew caught ...