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Gray Long-tailed Shrew
Sorex dispar
1 photo
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Masked ShrewSorex cinereusStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 192 |
|---|---|
| New York | 47 |
| Canada | 41 |
| New Hampshire | 27 |
| Tennessee | 23 |
| North Carolina | 23 |
| West Virginia | 19 |
| Pennsylvania | 14 |
| Ontario | 13 |
| Vermont | 12 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Shrews, Moles, Hedgehogs, and Allies · Eulipotyphla |
| Family | Shrews · Soricidae |
| Genus | Long-tailed Shrews · Sorex |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Gray Long-tailed Shrew with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.