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Desert shrew

Order : Insectivora
Family : Soricidae
Subfamily : Soricinae
Species : Notiosorex crawfordi

 

The Desert 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 desert shrew

1995: Desert shrews are common to Gila National Forest (USDA Forest Service, 1995) *52*.

Desert Shrew is found in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge.

Most shrews are brown, but the beautiful water shrew is nearly black with a silvery white belly, and the desert shrew is gray.

Pleasonton" (WNMU #2934) (Frey, 1995) *45,46* 1996: Notiosorex crawfordi is uncommon within the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR).

TvetenThe desert shrew is a rare resident of southern California.

22 oz) Notiosorex crawfordi is a small shrew averaging 81 mm in length. (Full text)

Habitat Desert shrews are found in arid areas but are not restricted to any particular habitat. (Full text)

The dental formula of the desert shrew is I 3/2, C 1/0, Pm 1/1, M 3/3. (Full text)

1995: Desert shrews are common to Gila National Forest (USDA Forest Service, 1995) *52*. (Full text)

Desert Shrew is found in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. (Full text)

Pleasonton" (WNMU #2934) (Frey, 1995) *45,46* 1996: Notiosorex crawfordi is uncommon within the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR). (Full text)

The Desert Shrew is a tiny mammal that preys on insects found in the African Sahara. (Full text)

Desert shrews are vicious predators. (Full text)

Grasshopper mice and desert shrews are known to feed on scorpions, as are pallid bats. (Full text)

Range The desert shrew is found throughout the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. (Full text)

Duke DISTRIBUTION, ABUNDANCE, AND SEASONALITY The desert shrew is a rare to uncommon resident of southern California. (Full text)

Shrews are the smallest land mammals on earth, and the desert shrew is tiny indeed. (Full text)

Desert shrews are found in the more arid, western and southern parts of the state but do not appear to be restricted to any particular habitat. (Full text)

Desert shrews are vicious predators. (Full text)

* Several species of Crocidurinae including the desert shrews are able to lower their body temperature when food is in short supply. (Full text)

Lewellen The desert shrew, Notiosorex crawfordi, is found throughout a broad range of the southwestern and south-central United States and central Mexico (Armstrong and Jones 1972). (Full text)