Although Eurasian shrews exhibit variations of this behavior, the masked shrew may be the only North American species to engage in it. Young born in the spring often breed later in the same year. The ...

The range of this abundant and widespread species includes the southern half of eastern Canada ... Food and Feeding Behavior: The neurotoxic saliva of the short-tailed shrew is a unique adaptation ...

One of the smallest moles found in North America, the American shrew mole (Neurotrichus gibbsii) weighs just 0.25 to 0.39 ...

One genus, Crocidura, contains more than 180 species. A team of scientists from the US, Indonesia, and Australia have now added to this insectivore’s ranks, publishing a paper last month in the ...

The largest of all North American frogs, this giant can grow to a length of 8 inches or more and weigh up to 1.5 pounds. Even the tadpoles of this species can reach 6.75 inches in length.

In 1988 an effort was mounted to save this tiny mammal when the Interfaith Council for the Protection of Animals and Nature petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the shrew as an ...