Wikibooks: Field Guide/Mammals/Arctic Shrew

• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Subjects: Arctic; Yukon
• Online Access: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Field_Guide/Mammals/Arctic_Shrew

Mammal ID common name = Arctic Shrew latin name = Sorex Arcticus image = NShortTailedShrew23.jpg Northern short tailed shrew image caption = The northern short tailed shrew is very similar to the arctic shrew with the same body type and similar size family = Shrew size = • Total length o 3.9 to 4.9 in (100 to 125 mm) • Tail length o 1.4 to 1.8 in (36 to 45 mm) • Weight o .18 to .47 oz (5.3 to 13.5 g) {{Citation title=Arctic Shrew Sorex Arcticus periodical=Montana Field Guide url=http //fieldguide.mt.gov/detail accessdate=September 23 2012 description = This particular species is similar to the size of a mouse and is a medium size compared to other shrews. The back of this animal is a darker brown. The sides are light brown. The stomach has a more gray like brown color. The tail starts out dark and then ends in a dark brown. similar = • The tri colored body is what distinguishes this from others like it. This shrew is also larger than the others in its family. • Another distinguishing trait is that its tail has dual colors unlike others in its family. Citation last=Lariviere first=Serge year=1999 title=Sorex Arcticus periodical=Mammalian Species issue=608 pages=1–9 url=http //www.science.smith.edu/msi/ accessdate=September 23 2012 range = • This species ranges from the Arctic Circle as far down as the northern part of the United States. • They go as far as east as Quebec and up to the Atlantic coastline. They go as far west as southern Yukon. • They are typically found in Minnesota North and South Dakota Michigan and Wisconsin. Citation last=Seto first=Stephanie year=2006 title=Sorex Arcticus Arctic Shrew periodical=Animal Diversity Web url=http //animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Sorex arcticus/ accessdate=September 23 2012 habitat = • This species prefers to live in moist open areas. Particularly in Minnesota they favor living in marshes that surround rice lakes. • However this particular species of shrew is also able to adjust to other habitats depending on what part of the country ...