The masked shrew is intermediate in size between the smaller, more slender pygmy shrew and the larger, stockier smoky shrew. Range and Habitat The masked shrew has the largest range of any North ...

Oreotalpa is thought to be the oldest North American member of the Talpidae, a family that includes today’s moles, shrew-moles, and desmans­–an insectivorous mole with a long snout! Discovered in 2008 ...

Newly published research from UNC Greensboro biology professor Dr. Bryan McLean and colleagues shows that the masked shrew, a small, mole-like mammal found in the Appalachian Mountains, shrinks ...

Dear Reader: The animal in question is probably the Northern Short Tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda, which somewhat resembles the mole. Moles are much larger and have enlarged front feet for digging.

Social System - The short-tailed shrew is promiscuous and solitary. Individuals have home ranges of 0.1-1.8 ha (0.25-4.5 ac) which overlap. Densities of 5-25 shrews per ha (2-10 shrews per ac) are ...

Southern shrews shrink in winter Date: April 15, 2025 Source: University of North Carolina at Greensboro Summary: Newly published research shows that the masked shrew, a small, mole-like mammal ...

Scientists identified the Camp Hill virus in shrews, mole-like animals, in Alabama, sparking fears it could find its way ...

Shrews have the highest metabolic rate of any mammal in North America, a heartrate of approximately 700 beats per minute, and have been recorded to have 12 body movements per second.

Moles are small mammals that spend most of their lives in underground burrows. They cause major landscape damage by tunneling close to the soil surface foraging for food, leaving behind ...

For years, a small creature has lived undetected atop a mountain in China — until now. The animal, a type of shrew mole, was discovered on Mount Huanggang, a 7,000-foot peak in southeast China ...

When Auburn researchers discovered a new henipavirus in a local shrew, they named it after the small Tallapoosa County town where the animal was found. Skip to Article Set weather ...