Long-tailed shrew - Wikipedia
The long-tailed shrew or rock shrew (Sorex dispar) is a small shrew found in Atlantic Canada and the Northeastern United States. This shrew is slate grey in color with a pointed snout, a long tail, and lighter underparts.
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It is found on rocky slopes in mountainous areas along the Atlantic coast from Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec, and Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, to northern Georgia. It eats insects and spiders. Predators include hawks, owls, and snakes. The long-tailed shrew is small, slender, black to slate-gray in color, and with a long tail.
Long-tailed or Rock Shrew - ESF
This slender-bodied, slate gray insectivore named for its long tail or habitat, depending on which common name one chooses, holds center stage among some small mammal specialists.
Long-tailed Shrew - Chesapeake Bay
The long-tailed shrew is a mid-sized shrew with a slim body and long tail. It lives in cool, rocky, forested areas and can be found year-round in the Appalachian Mountains.
The long-tailed shrew is a medium-sized, long-tailed soricid. The measurements of the long-tailed shrew are: total length, 103–136 mm; tail, 46–67 mm; hind foot, 12–16 mm; weight, 3–8 g. The dental formula is: I 3/1, C 1/1, P 3/1, M 3/3 = 32 (Figure 1).
ADW: Sorex dispar: INFORMATION
Sorex dispar is often confused with its close relative Sorex fumeus, the smoky shrew. Their appearance is quite similar and their ranges may overlap in some locations. However, Sorex dispar can be distinguished by several defining characteristics, including a more slender body and longer tail (Whitaker and Hamilton, 1998). They have a long ...
Long-tailed shrew - North Carolina State University
Occurs in the western North Carolina mountains in two types of habitat; under and among rocks and boulders, especially talus slopes, and along streams (Whitaker and Hamilton 1998). This species characteristically prefers moist ravines, slopes and stream banks with large areas of rock talus or downed and over-piled logs (Lowman 1975).
Sorex —Long-tailed Shrews. - The University of Texas at El Paso
2019年4月9日 · Sorex—Long-tailed Shrews. Most of the North American shrews belong to the genus Sorex. These are characterized by (among other characters) the possession of five upper unicuspids. Differences in absolute and relative sizes of …
Long-tailed Shrew, information provided by the Tennessee …
The Long-tailed Shrew, also known as the Rock Shrew for its habitat preference, can be found in the mountains of middle and eastern Tennessee. Description: A small, long-tailed mammal with a uniformly slate-gray, dense fur coat year round. It has a very long, pointed snout; a slender body; and tiny, black eyes.
long-tailed (=rock) shrew | Virginia DWR
The native long-tailed shrew is similar in appearance to the smoky shrew but they are leaner, uniformly slate gray and have a longer tail that is not bicolored. The total length is 124 mm (41/2 to 51/4 inches), with the tail being 4/5 the length of the body.