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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 ]
This is a list of North American mammals. It includes all mammals currently found in the United States , St. Pierre and Miquelon , Canada , Greenland , Bermuda , Mexico , Central America , and the Caribbean region, whether resident or as migrants .
S. minutus (Eurasian pygmy shrew, pictured) S. mirabilis (Ussuri shrew) S. monticolus (Montane shrew) S. nanus (Dwarf shrew) S. neomexicanus (New Mexico shrew) S. oreopolus (Mexican long-tailed shrew) S. orizabae (Orizaba long-tailed shrew) S. ornatus (Ornate shrew) S. pacificus (Pacific shrew) S. palustris (American water shrew)
Pygmy shrew may refer to one of various species of shrews: American pygmy shrew, Sorex hoyi; Eurasian pygmy shrew, Sorex minutus; Etruscan shrew, Suncus etruscus
All shrews are tiny, most no larger than a mouse. The largest species is the Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus) of tropical Asia, which is about 15 cm (6 in) long and weighs around 100 g (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 oz) [2] The Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus), at about 3.5 cm (1 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) and 1.8 grams (28 grains), is the smallest known living terrestrial mammal.
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Three college students found a way to take photos of the Mt. Lyell shrew, which has never been photographed in the 100 years since the mammal was discovered.
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 ...