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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 ]
These include the Eurasian or common shrew (Sorex araneus) and the American vagrant shrew (Sorex vagrans) and northern short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda). These shrews emit series of ultrasonic squeaks. [15] [16] By nature the shrew sounds, unlike those of bats, are low-amplitude, broadband, multiharmonic, and frequency modulated. [16]
A henipavirus is a genus of viruses that is zoonotic, which means it can be spread from animals to humans. ... The Camp Hill virus was detected in northern short-tailed shrews, ...
B. brevicauda (Northern short-tailed shrew) B. carolinensis (Southern short-tailed shrew, ... 1883 – one genus Name Authority and species Range Size and ecology
Northern short-tailed shrew. Family Soricidae (shrews) . Genus: Cryptotis North American least shrew, C. parva LC; Genus: Blarina Northern short-tailed shrew, B. brevicauda LC; Genus: Sorex
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 ...
Eulipotyphlans are insectivorous mammals. Shrews closely resemble mice, while moles are stout-bodied burrowers. Family Soricidae (shrews) Genus: Blarina. Northern short-tailed shrew B. brevicauda LC; Elliot's short-tailed shrew B. hylophaga LC; Genus: Cryptotis. North American least shrew C. parva LC; Genus: Sorex. Masked shrew S. cinereus LC ...