Among Adirondack mammals, pygmy shrews hold several records. Some adults weigh only 2-3 g (0.11 oz) and thus are the smallest mammals in the world. This species is also one of the rarest, with only ...

Dr. Bryan McLean and undergraduate Leo Ivey in the biology department use UNCG's Micro-CT scanner to image masked shrews, a small insectivorous mammal from western North Carolina and widespread in ...

Sorex cinereus (masked shrew) and Sorex fumeus (smoky shrew) are syntopic species co-occurring in relict fragments of spruce-fir habitat on southern Appalachian mountaintops. We conducted phylogenetic ...

MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- The shrew and its parasites -- even 40-year-old preserved ones -- are the new indicators of environmental change, according to a Kansas State University researcher. Andrew Hope, ...

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 tiny ...