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North American Least Shrew
Cryptotis parvus
27 photos
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
Northern Short-tailed ShrewBlarina brevicauda
Southern Short-tailed ShrewBlarina carolinensis
Masked ShrewSorex cinereus
Eastern MoleScalopus aquaticus
Southeastern ShrewSorex longirostris
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Texas | 110 |
|---|---|
| Mexico | 30 |
| Virginia | 21 |
| North Carolina | 10 |
| Jalisco | 7 |
| Alabama | 6 |
| Arkansas | 6 |
| Colorado | 6 |
| Tennessee | 6 |
| Maryland | 6 |
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 | Small-eared Shrews · Cryptotis |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
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 North American Least Shrew with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.