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Masked Shrew
Sorex cinereus
28 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
North American Least ShrewCryptotis parvus
Smoky ShrewSorex fumeus
Common ShrewSorex araneus
American Pygmy ShrewSorex hoyi
Eurasian Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
Vagrant ShrewSorex vagrans
Gray Long-tailed ShrewSorex dispar
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 41,645 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 23,525 |
| Ontario | 7,664 |
| British Columbia | 5,547 |
| Michigan | 3,644 |
| Washington | 2,793 |
| Quebec | 2,689 |
| New Hampshire | 2,437 |
| New York | 2,305 |
| Minnesota | 1,894 |
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 |
Study it in a deck
- Mammals of British Columbia, Canada
- Mammals of Jasper National Park
- Mammals of MD
- Mammals of Texas, United States
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 Masked Shrew with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.