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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]
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]
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.
Burmese short-tailed shrew, B. wardi; Genus Parablarinella (some Asiatic short-tailed shrews) Indochinese short-tailed shrew, P. griselda; Anhui short-tailed shrew, P. latimaxillata; Tribe Blarinini. Genus Blarina (American short-tailed shrews) Northern short-tailed shrew, B. brevicauda; Southern short-tailed shrew, B. carolinensis; Elliot's ...
Soricomorpha (from Greek "shrew-form") is a formerly used taxon within the class of mammals.In the past it formed a significant group within the former order Insectivora. ...
Some field biologists, noting the abundance of the species in some areas and its absence in others, have suggested the smoky shrew is colonial. However, their data remain inconclusive, and may reflect a tendency for smoky shrews to achieve dense populations within pockets of suitable habitat instead of exhibiting a complex social structure
The barred owl (Strix varia), also known as the northern barred owl, striped owl or, more informally, hoot owl or eight-hooter owl, is a North American large species of owl. A member of the true owl family, Strigidae, they belong to the genus Strix , which is also the origin of the family's name under Linnaean taxonomy .
Notiosorex shrews have a fossil history that extends to the Miocene (i.e., mid-Hemphillian). The geographic distribution of the genus has always been in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. [2]