The short-tailed shrew differs from other Adirondack shrews in having a blunter snout, a shorter tail that is less than 25% of the total length, a heavier more cylindrical body, and fleshy feet. The ...

slate gray insectivore named for its long tail or habitat, depending on which common name one chooses, holds center stage among some small mammal specialists. Entire chapters of its basic life history ...

Etruscan shrews are 20 times lighter than the average adult mouse. They have a body length of about 4 cm excluding the tail ...

DESCRIPTION: The shrew is about five inches long, including tail, and weighs as much as a quarter (0.14 ounces). It has small, beady eyes, a long snout, five toes on each foot, and a scaly tail ...

The western pygmy shrew is the smallest mammal found in Montana. They live in the northwest and northeast corners of the state. Measuring only about 2- to 4-inches long, including their tail ...

The last scientific record of the "lost species" of elephant shrew was in the 1970s ... we saw the diagnostic feature of a little tufted tail, we looked at each other and we knew that it was ...

With a voracious appetite for insects, a long snout, and beady little eyes, the Buena Vista Lake ornate shrew is one intriguing mammal. Today, 95 percent of its former one-million-acre wetland and ...

Measuring only about 2- to 4-inches long, including their tail, the tiny shrews have reddish brown or grayish-brown fur, according to the Montana Field Guide.