The eyes are tiny, the tail scantily haired, and the limbs short. All are features adapting shrews to a semi-fossorial life between the interface of soil particles and plant debris. The masked shrew ...

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 ...