Summary ²

Fairly common but rarely seen, this spends most of its time underground. Light brown color and long tail can help identify, but Sorex shrews are very difficult to identify with examination of the teeth.

Range ³

Statewide.

Habitat ³

Wet areas.

Size ³

1.75-2.25", tail 1-2"

Sources and Credits

1. (c) crgillette, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by crgillette
2. Adapted by raymie from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorex_cinereus
3. (c) raymie, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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