Adults weigh 3-6.5 g (0.11-0.23 oz.). The masked shrew is intermediate in size between the smaller, more slender pygmy shrew and the larger, stockier smoky shrew. The masked shrew has the largest ...

Entire chapters of its basic life history remain unknown. The sketchy information that is available results from several hundred trapped specimens. With few exceptions, the rock shrew requires a cool, ...