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Southern short-tailed shrew

Order : Insectivora
Family : Soricidae
Subfamily : Soricinae
Species : Blarina carolinensis

 

The Southern short-tailed shrew is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the southern short-tailed shrew

Blarina brevicauda is the northern and Blarina carolinensis is the southern.

Southern Short-tailed Shrews are somewhat smaller, 7.

The Southern short-tailed shrew (Blarina carolinensis) is a small, gray, short-tailed mammal as the name implies. (Full text)

Similar Species Southern Short-tailed Shrew is smaller. (Full text)

Similar Species Southern Short-tailed Shrew is smaller. (Full text)

Since each pair annually may produce three or four litters of 5-7 pups each, and since females weaned early in the season may breed before winter comes, tremendous numbers of Southern Short-tailed Shrews are produced each year. (Full text)

Similar Species Southern Short-tailed Shrew is smaller. (Full text)

The Southern Short-tailed Shrew, Blarina carolinensis is found in woods, fields, and brushy areas statewide except for the Keys. (Full text)