The masked shrew has the largest range of any North American shrew, and occurs throughout Alaska, Canada, the northern third of the U.S., as well as portions of the Great Basin, Rockies, and ...

These nests may be 30.5 cm (12 in) beneath the surface of the soil or under a rock or log. Food and Feeding Behavior: The neurotoxic saliva of the short-tailed shrew is a unique adaptation among North ...

Researchers recently announced that a deadly virus has been found in short-tailed shrews in the United States.

One of the shyest animals in the region is the Mount Lyell shrew. As Smithsonian reports, the tiny mammal was finally caught ...

It was finally ready for its close-up. The rare Mount Lyell shrew was recently photographed for the first time by a group of college students. The pointy-nosed, beady-eyed, greyish-brown creature ...

The Sierra Nevada is a majestic North American mountain range stretching ... One of the shyest animals in the region is the Mount Lyell shrew. As Smithsonian reports, the tiny mammal was finally ...

The Buena Vista Lake ornate shrew is one of nine subspecies of ornate shrew occurring in the United States, and one of eight in California. Its lower-elevation wetland habitat is entirely surrounded ...

With a voracious appetite for insects, a long snout, and beady little eyes, the Buena Vista Lake ornate shrew is one intriguing mammal. Today, 95 percent of its former one-million-acre wetland and ...

Scientists have identified Camp Hill virus, the first known henipavirus in North America, in Alabama shrews. Henipaviruses, ...

Shrews belong to a famously diverse mammalian family, Soricidae. One genus, Crocidura, contains more than 180 species. A team of scientists from the US, Indonesia, and Australia have now added to this ...

Researchers found first henipavirus strain in North America. What you need to know about new virus in wild animals living in Canada, many U.S. states.