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  2. Northern short-tailed shrew - Wikipedia

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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]

  3. Blarina - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  4. Southern short-tailed shrew - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Elliot's short-tailed shrew - Wikipedia

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    Elliot's short-tailed shrew was originally described as a subspecies of Blarina brevicauda, and was only identified as a separate species in 1981. Genetic analysis to determine its precise relationship to other members of the genus has been ambiguous, with some studies placing it as the closest relative to the southern short-tailed shrew, [ 6 ...

  6. List of soricines - Wikipedia

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    The shrew subfamily Soricinae consists of thirteen genera.The majority of the species are contained within Cryptotis, with 41 species, and Sorex, with 76 species.The remaining shrews are split between Chodsigoa with eight species; Chimarrogale with six; Anourosorex, Episoriculus, Neomys, and Notiosorex with four species each; Blarina and Blarinella with three species each, and Megasorex ...

  7. Palinurus - Wikipedia

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    In Book 3, which tells of the Trojans' wanderings after The Fall of Troy, he is singled out as an experienced navigator. [1] In Book 5, when the Trojans have left Carthage , he advises Aeneas to forestall sailing to Italy and to wait out a terrible storm on Sicily , where they hold the funeral games honoring Aeneas's father, Anchises .

  8. Category:Blarina - Wikipedia

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  9. Lavinia (novel) - Wikipedia

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    The book is based on the last six books, or the Iliadic half, of the Aeneid.It is written in a first-person style, and the character Lavinia is aware that she may only exist in the context of a story which an outside narrator is recounting.