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The North American least shrew (Cryptotis parva) is one of the smallest mammals, growing to be only up to 3 inches long. It has a long pointed snout and a tail never more than twice the length of its hind foot. The dense fur coat is either grayish-brown or reddish-brown with a white belly.
The genus Cryptotis is a group of relatively small shrews with short ears, which are usually not visible, and short tails, commonly called small-eared shrews.They have 30 teeth and are members of the red-toothed shrew subfamily.
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 ...
North American least shrew, Cryptotis parva. Distribution: southern Connecticut. Masked shrew, Sorex cinereus. Distribution: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Subspecies: Sorex cinereus cinereus according to Hall (1981) and Whitaker and Hamilton (1998). Long-tailed shrew, Sorex dispar
North American least shrew, Cryptotis parva LR/lc; Order: Chiroptera (bats) Mexican free-tailed bats Honduran white bats Common vampire bat.
The Central American least shrew (Cryptotis orophila) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in the highlands and mid-elevations from the western part of the northern coast of Honduras to central Costa Rica. It is found in El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.
North American least shrew, Cryptotis parva; Crawford's gray shrew, Notiosorex crawfordi; Arizona shrew, Sorex arizonae; Cinereus shrew, Sorex cinereus; Merriam's shrew, Sorex merriami; Montane shrew, Sorex monticolus; American water shrew, Sorex palustris
Masked shrew. Northern short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda; Least shrew, Cryptotis parva; Arctic shrew, Sorex arcticus; Masked shrew, Sorex cinereus; American pygmy shrew, Sorex hoyi possibly extirpated [5] Dwarf shrew, Sorex nanus; American water shrew, Sorex palustris