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The masked shrew displays characters typical of all shrews. The slender, cylindrical body has a short, velvety, directionless fur. The long, tapered head ends in a flexible, tubular snout, with the ...

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 ...

If you’re not a biologist, the Mount Lyell shrew looks similar to other shrews that occupy the Sierra Nevada. It’s a small, grayish brown mammal with a pointy nose. Aside from its size ...

A rare species of shrew was just photographed in California for the first time in history in an exciting discovery for natural science. But the snaps weren't taken by professional researchers or ...

This Mount Lyell shrew is ready for his close-up – finally. Well over a century since its discovery, this tiny never-before-pictured mammal has been photographed alive. The pointy-nosed shrew ...

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 ...