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Northern Short-tailed Shrew
Blarina brevicauda
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
Southern Short-tailed ShrewBlarina carolinensis
North American Least ShrewCryptotis parvus
Eastern MoleScalopus aquaticus
Hairy-tailed MoleParascalops breweri
Eastern Meadow VoleMicrotus pennsylvanicus
Masked ShrewSorex cinereus
Star-nosed MoleCondylura cristata
Common ShrewSorex araneus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 38,199 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 17,296 |
| Michigan | 4,455 |
| Ontario | 2,683 |
| New Hampshire | 2,291 |
| Wisconsin | 1,848 |
| Ohio | 1,552 |
| New York | 1,331 |
| West Virginia | 1,318 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,272 |
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 | Short-tailed Shrews · Blarina |
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 Northern Short-tailed Shrew with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.