Hailing from the mountains of Colombia, the new shrews fill in a geographical gap and are among a growing number of species discovered in collections Jack Tamisiea May 14, 2024 ...

The short-tailed shrew differs from other Adirondack shrews in having a blunter snout, a shorter tail that is less than 25% of ... 1964. Metabolism, food capacity, and feeding behavior in four species ...

The Mount Lyell shrew, a tiny mammal that lives high in the Sierra Nevada mountains, was first described 100 years ago, but the elusive creature had never been photographed alive. So, in November ...

This grey-black to blackish-brown shrew with a pointed, down-drooping nose averages 147-157 mm (5.8-6.2 in) in length, ... Ecological distribution of six species of shrews and comparison of sampling ...

(There are several other species of shrew that live in the area, but Subramanyan said it was “safe to say” that a Lyell shrew was among the first they trapped.) View this post on Instagram.

A shrew-like mouse species recently discovered in the mountains of the Philippines may play a vital role in the survival of the endangered Philippine Eagle. The new species (Baletemys kampalili) is ...

For more than 100 years, scientists have known about a shrew living in the mountains around Yosemite National Park. California designated it a "species of special concern," but nobody had seen it.

Greater white-toothed shrew becomes UK’s first new mammal species in a century. Ecologists fear the species could threaten other animals of its kind ...

The western pygmy shrew is the smallest mammal found in Montana. They live in the northwest and northeast corners of the state. Measuring only about 2- to 4-inches long, including their tail, the ...

The animal, a type of shrew mole, was discovered on Mount Huanggang, a 7,000-foot peak in southeast China, according to a study published Dec. 7 in the journal ZooKeys.