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The shrew's long tail is vaguely bi-colored, with dark and light brown as the color. The southeastern shrew is slightly smaller and more reddish than the masked shrew, which looks very similar to the southeastern shrew. Shrews possess lengthy pointed snouts, tiny eyes and ears. Their hearing and smell are very acute.
The southern short-tailed shrew is the smallest shrew in its genus, measuring 7 to 10 cm (2.8 to 3.9 in) in total length, and weighing less than 14 g (0.49 oz).It has a comparatively heavy body, with short limbs and a thick neck, a long, pointed snout and ears that are nearly concealed by its soft, dense fur.
Solenodontidae has only two species. Soricidae has 418 species split between the subfamilies Crocidurinae (white-toothed shrews), Myosoricinae (African shrews), and Soricinae (red-toothed shrews). Talpidae has 45 species split between the subfamilies Scalopinae (moles), Talpinae (moles, shrew moles, and desmans), and Uropsilinae (shrew moles
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The DNR has about 150 species throughout the state listed as either endangered or of special concern and considers adding more every two years.
Kashmir pygmy shrew (S. planiceps) – India and Pakistan; Tibetan shrew (S. thibetanus) – endemic to China; Subgenus Otisorex – mostly North American shrews with a few species found on the Kamchatka Peninsula and islands in the Bering Sea. Chiapan shrew (S. chiapensis) Cruz's long-tailed shrew (S. cruzi) Long-tailed shrew (S. dispar) Sorex ...
This is a list of mammals in Indiana. A total of 60 species are listed. Species currently extirpated in the state include the black bear, gray wolf, elk, American marten, cougar, fisher, porcupine, and bison. [1] The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of ...
The American pygmy shrew is the smallest mammal native to North America and is one of the smallest mammals in the world, just slightly larger than the Etruscan shrew of Eurasia. Its body is about 5 cm (2 in) long including a 2-cm-long tail, and it weighs about 2.0 to 4.5 g (0.07 to 0.16 oz). [ 9 ]