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Desert shrew

Order : Insectivora
Family : Soricidae
Subfamily : Soricinae
Genus : Notiosorex

Facts about the genus Notiosorex, the desert shrew

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

TvetenThe desert shrew is a rare resident of southern California.

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

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

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

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

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