Long-tailed Shrew
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| Sorex dispar Batchelder, 1911 |
The Long-tailed Shrew (Sorex dispar) is a small North American shrew found in Atlantic Canada and the north-eastern United States. It is also known as the Rock Shrew.
It is slate grey in colour with a pointed snout, a long tail and lighter underparts.
This animal is found on rocky slopes in mountainous areas along the Atlantic coast from New Brunswick/Nova Scotia to northern Georgia.
It eats insects and spiders. Predators include hawks, owls, and snakes.
[edit] References
- ^ Hutterer, Rainer (2005-11-16). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 287. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ Insectivore Specialist Group (1996). Sorex dispar. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
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