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    The marsh shrew (Sorex bendirii), also known as the Pacific water shrew, Bendire's water shrew, Bendire's shrew and Jesus shrew is the largest North American...
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    The Arctic shrew (Sorex arcticus), also known as the blackback shrew or saddlebacked shrew, is a medium-sized shrew found in Canada and the northern United...
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    The Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus), also known as the Etruscan pygmy shrew, white-toothed pygmy shrew and Savi’s pygmy shrew, is the smallest known...
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    not to be confused with treeshrews, otter shrews, elephant shrews, West Indies shrews, or marsupial shrews, which belong to different families or orders...
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    The Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus) is a shrew species native to South and Southeast Asia that has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List...
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    Baird's shrew, Sorex bairdii Marsh shrew, Sorex bendirii Montane shrew, Sorex monticolus New Mexico shrew, Sorex neomexicanus Pacific shrew, Sorex pacificus...
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  • teres) Sorex: Glacier Bay water shrew (S. alaskanus) American water shrew (S. palustris) Pacific water shrew or marsh shrew (S. bendirii) This page is an...
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    The Eurasian pygmy shrew (Sorex minutus), often known simply as the pygmy shrew, is a widespread shrew of the northern Palearctic. It measures about 5 cm...
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    The common shrew (Sorex araneus), also known as the Eurasian shrew, is the most common shrew, and one of the most common mammals, throughout Northern...
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    was once present in North America. Hedgehogs share distant ancestry with shrews (family Soricidae), with gymnures possibly being the intermediate link,...
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    Solenodontidae), the desmans, moles, and shrew-like moles (family Talpidae) and true shrews (family Soricidae). True shrews, talpids and solenodons were formerly...
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    American least shrew mostly dwells in mesic grasslands, marshes, and meadows. Most shrews prefer these wet habitats, but the least shrew will also inhabit...
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    ornate shrew Sorex ornatus salicornicus von Bloeker, 1932 – salt marsh ornate shrew Sorex ornatus sinuosus Grinnell, 1913 – Suisun ornate shrew Sorex ornatus...
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    family Talpidae (/ˈtælpɪdiː/) includes the moles (some of whom are called shrew moles and desmans) who are small insectivorous mammals of the order Eulipotyphla...
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    shrew mole and least shrew mole. It is not closely related to the Asian shrew mole (Uropsilus in Urotrichini). The reason that it is called a "shrew mole"...
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    The vagrant shrew (Sorex vagrans), also known as the wandering shrew, is a medium-sized North American shrew. At one time, the montane shrew and the Orizaba...
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    Soricidae Marsh shrew, Sorex bendirii Cinereus shrew, Sorex cinereus American pygmy shrew, Sorex hoyi Merriam's shrew, Sorex merriami Montane shrew, Sorex...
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    long-tailed shrew or rock shrew (Sorex dispar) is a small shrew found in Atlantic Canada and the Northeastern United States. This shrew is slate grey...
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    S2CID 15216919. Catania, Kenneth C. (2000). "Mechanosensory organs of moles, shrew-moles, and desmans: a survey of the family Talpidae with comments on the...
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    Sorex (category Red-toothed shrews)
    S. b. bairdi S. b. permiliensis Marsh shrew (S. bendirii) S. b. albiventer S. b. bendirii S. b. palmeri Montane shrew (S. monticola) S. m. calvertensis...
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    evolutionary branch that split from the lineage leading to hedgehogs, moles, and shrews before the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event. They are one of two families...
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    The American water shrew or northern water shrew (Sorex palustris) is a shrew found in the nearctic faunal region located throughout the mountain ranges...
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    Erinaceids are generally shrew-like in form, with long snouts and short tails. They are, however, much larger than shrews, ranging from 10–15 cm (4–6 in)...
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    The lesser white-toothed shrew (Crocidura suaveolens) is a small species of shrew with a widespread distribution in Africa, Asia and Europe. Its preferred...
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    The white-toothed shrews or Crocidurinae are one of three subfamilies of the shrew family Soricidae. The outer layer of these shrews' teeth is white, unlike...
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    The Cuban solenodon or almiquí (Atopogale cubana) is a small, furry, shrew-like mammal endemic to mountainous forests on Cuba. It is the only species...
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  • shrew (Sorex palustris) LC Pacific water shrew (Sorex bendirii) LC Arctic shrew (Sorex arcticus) LC American pygmy shrew (Sorex hoyi) LC Tundra shrew...
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    is a small semiaquatic, globally threatened mammal related to moles and shrews, and, along with the Russian desman (Desmana moschata), is one of the two...
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  • Arctic shrew, Sorex arcticus LC Arizona shrew, Sorex arizonae LC Marsh shrew, Sorex bendirii LC Cinereus shrew, Sorex cinereus LC and: Maryland shrew, Sorex...
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    of the shrews. Although the gymnures are more closely related to the hedgehogs, full-grown gymnures superficially resemble large rats, shrews, and opossums...
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