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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]
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 ]
Soricidin is a paralytic oligopeptide found in the venomous saliva of the northern short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda); [1] in the wild, shrews use it to paralyze their prey (typically insects). [2] Its name is a reference to "Soricidae", the family to which shrews belong. [3]
Black-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus extirpated [5] Groundhog, Marmota monax; Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictidomys tridecemlineatus; Franklin's ground squirrel, Poliocitellus franklinii; Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis; Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger; Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus; American red squirrel, Tamiasciurus ...
Living members of the group range in size from the Etruscan shrew, at about 3.5 cm (1.4 in) and 2 grams (0.07 oz), to the Cuban solenodon, at about 32 cm (13 in) and 1 kg (2.2 lb). Soricomorpha. Family Soricidae (shrews) Subfamily Crocidurinae: (white-toothed shrews) Subfamily Soricinae: (red-toothed shrews)
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 ]
Members of this genus, known as long-tailed shrews, are the only members of the tribe Soricini of the subfamily Soricinae (red-toothed shrews). They have 32 teeth. They have 32 teeth. These animals have long, pointed snouts, small ears, which are often not visible, and scent glands located on the sides of their bodies.
Eulipotyphla (/ ˌ j uː l ɪ p oʊ ˈ t ɪ f l ə /, from eu-+ Lipotyphla, meaning truly lacking blind gut [1]; sometimes called true insectivores [2]) is an order of mammals comprising the Erinaceidae (hedgehogs and gymnures); Solenodontidae (solenodons); Talpidae (moles, shrew-like moles and desmans); and Soricidae (true shrews) families.