The Least Shrew and Desert Shrew produce several litters (averaging four to five young) per year. Reproduction may occur throughout the year but has not been observed during winter months in our ...

Two species of shrews occur locally: Crawford's gray shrew (Notiosorex crawfordi) and least shrew (Cryptotis parva). Crawford's gray shrew is probably fairly common in the western counties of our ...

The least shrew, a small but mighty insectivore, has quietly worked behind the scenes in Pennsylvanian farmlands for decades. However, since 1990 this species has been in danger of extinction ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — The least shrew, a small but mighty insectivore, has quietly worked behind the scenes in Pennsylvanian farmlands for decades. However, since 1990 this species has been in ...

The least shrew, the smallest, has a body length of less than three inches and weighs about one-eighth of an ounce. Like all shrews, short-tails are active year 'round.

It is believed that some shrews use a form of echolocation as a navigational aid, like bats do. Both the least shrew and the northern short-tailed shrew are found across most of Indiana.

Least shrew (Cryptotis parva): A small mammalian model noted for its robust and reproducible emetic responses, utilised extensively in research on vomiting mechanisms.

As the weather continues to warm and the coasts begin to fill with summer crowds, Connecticut’s first mammal listed in the Endangered Species Act, the least shrew (Cryptotis parva), may be at ...