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ANIMAL INFORMATION: Please note, this part of mongabay has been updated |
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Dwarf ShrewEducational resources on Dwarf ShrewDwarf Shrew or Sorex nanus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the Dwarf Shrew NDIS Dwarf Shrew Wildlife Page Habitat: Its habitat ranges from the edges of alpine and subalpine rockslides to spruce-fir bogs, coniferous forest, sedge marsh, dry, brushy hillsides, and open woodland. ndis.nrel.colostate.edu/wildlifespx.asp?SpCode=050090 SPECIES ASSESSMENT FOR DWARF SHREW Beauvais and Dark-Smiley - Sorex nanus December 2003 Page 3 of 27 Introduction The dwarf shrew ( Sorex nanus ) is one of the smallest mammals in the world, and inhabits a variety www.uwyo.edu/wynddsupport/docs/Reports/SpeciesAssessments/Dwarf%20Shrew%20-%20Final%20... Dwarf Shrew Dwarf Shrew Habitats include mixed- and shortgrass prairie (western wheatgrass), sedge marsh habitats, and dry stubble fields. In South Dakota, they have mostly been found in wfs.sdstate.edu/sdgap/mammal/mammalhabitat/Dwarf%20Shrew.pdf North American Mammals: Sorex nanus Because the Dwarf Shrew is so small, it doesn't trigger the older snap, or box traps, and before 1966, only 18 specimens had been collected. With the use of pitfall traps—which www.mnh.si.edu/mna/image_info.cfm?species_id=325 Dwarf Shrew Habitat Model for Species: Dwarf Shrew Comments Habitat Restrictions (Higgins, K. F.et al., 2000) Found in alpine rubble, juniper, shortgrass prairies, sedge marshes and dry wfs.sdstate.edu/sdgap/mammal/mammallandcov/DwarfShrew.pdf North American Mammals: Sorex tenellus The Inyo Shrew, also known as the Great Basin Dwarf Shrew, is a tiny, pale gray animal, only slightly larger than the closely-related Dwarf Shrew. www.mnh.si.edu/mna/image_info.cfm?species_id=331 Dsitribution of the Dwarf Shrew in South Dakota South Dakota Gap Analysis Project . Return to Mammal List Return to SD-GAP. Site updated on 11/10/99. Send comments to vickie_smith@sdstate.edu wfs.sdstate.edu/sdgap/mammal/dwarfshrew.html Mammals of South Dakota Dwarf Shrew: Sorex nanus: Y: Y / Model: Water Shrew: Sorex palustris: Y: N : Arctic Shrew: Sorex arcticus: Y: Y / Model: Merriam's Shrew: Sorex merriami: Y: Y / Model: Pygmy Shrew wfs.sdstate.edu/sdgap/mammal.html Arizona GAP 1999 COVERAGE M006RS -- Dwarf shrew Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: USGS Cooperative Park Studies Unit, Univ. of Arizona Publication_Date: 19990301 sdrsnet.srnr.arizona.edu/data/azgap99/metadata/m006rs.html North American Mammals: Search Results Sorex nanus (Dwarf Shrew) Sorex ornatus (Ornate Shrew) Sorex pacificus (Pacific Shrew) Sorex palustris (Water Shrew) www.mnh.si.edu/mna/image_menu.cfm?order=6
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