North American Least Shrew
Cryptotis parva
Summary 2
A rare and little-studied animal. This is Wisconsin's smallest shrew species. Note the shorter snout and tail than the Sorex species. Tail is mostly naked, unlike the Northern Short-tailed Shrew (which it is also much smaller than).
Range 3
Southern quarter of the state.
Habitat 3
Not well-known, probably found in any habitat with dense cover.
Size 3
1.5-2.25", tail 0.5-0.75"
Sources and Credits
- (c) Sam Kieschnick, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Sam Kieschnick
- Adapted by raymie from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptotis_parva
- (c) raymie, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
