Northern short-tailed shrew: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the northern short-tailed shrew lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Blarina brevicauda
Group	Hedgehogs, shrews & moles
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Eulipotyphla
Family	Soricidae

Where does the northern short-tailed shrew live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the northern short-tailed shrew in 2 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the northern short-tailed shrew endangered?

The northern short-tailed shrew’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the northern short-tailed shrew?

The northern short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda) is a mammal in the order Eulipotyphla and the family Soricidae, genus Blarina. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the northern short-tailed shrew

The northern short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda) is the largest shrew in the genus Blarina, and occurs in the northeastern region of North America. It is a semifossorial, highly active, and voracious insectivore and is present in a variety of habitats like broadleaved and pine forests among shrubs and hedges as well as grassy river banks. It is notable in that it is one of the few venomous mammals. The specific epithet, brevicauda, is a combination of the Latin brevis and cauda, meaning "short tail".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Northern short-tailed shrew (revision 1343448122), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1766543 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).