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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]
This is a full list of the mammals indigenous to the U.S. state of Nebraska.It consists of 89 mammals either live or have lived in the state. [1] [2] [3] As a state located in the northern Great Plains, Nebraska has a diverse mammalian fauna, due to the intersection of major climatic and environmental zones within its boundaries.
The genus Blarina, commonly called short-tailed shrews, is a genus of relatively large shrews with relatively short tails found in North America. Description [ edit ]
Burmese short-tailed shrew. B. wardi Thomas, 1915: Southern China and Myanmar: Size: 6–9 cm (2–4 in) long, plus 3–6 cm (1–2 in) tail [19] Habitat: Forest [21] Diet: Invertebrates [19] LC Unknown [21] Indochinese short-tailed shrew. B. griselda Thomas, 1912: Central and southern China and northern Vietnam
B. peninsulae (Everglades short-tailed shrew) Central United States, Southeastern United States, Eastern North America, and Florida Size range : 7–11 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail [ 53 ]
The genus occurs as far south as northern Peru and as far east as western Venezuela in South America. It is the only soricomorph genus found south of Guatemala . The limited diversity and restricted northern distribution of shrews in South America implies that the group entered the continent relatively recently from Central America , where they ...
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 American water shrew is a sexually dimorphic species in which the males are generally larger and heavier than the females. The size of the shrew is 130–170 mm (5.1–6.7 in) and weight is 8–18 g (0.28–0.63 oz). Their tail length is 57–89 mm (2.2–3.5 in).