Northern Short-tailed Shrew
Blarina brevicauda
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 10,829
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The northern short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda) is the largest shrew in the genus Blarina, and occurs in the northeastern region of North America. 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. It is notable in that it is one of the few venomous mammals.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Northern short-tailed shrew”.