northern short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda) Description
Blarina brevicauda -- Grande musaraigne -- Northern Short-tailed Shrew. Longueur / Length: approx. 10 cm (4 inches). North American mammal (order Insectivora). Mammifère nord-américain (ordre des insectivores). Bas-Saint-Laurent -- Province de Québec -- Canada
Date 27 February 2007, 10:05
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/46788399@N00/404639049/
Author Gilles Gonthier from Canada http://www.flickr.com/people/46788399@N00
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blarina_brevicauda.jpg
The northern short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda) is the largest shrew in the genus Blarina, and occurs in the northeastern region of North America. It is a semifossorial, highly active, and voracious insectivore and is present in a variety of habitats. It is notable in that it is one of the few venomous mammals. The specific epithet, brevicauda, is a combination of the Latin brevis and cauda, meaning "short tail". Order: Eulipotyphla, Family: Soricidae.
