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Scientific Name

Blarina brevicauda

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Blarina brevicauda (Say, 1823)

Park

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (NERI)

Sensitive

No

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

northern short-tailed shrew

Park Synonyms

Blarina brevicauda kirtlandi

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Bilateria
Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
Phylum	Chordata
Subphylum	Vertebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Superclass	Tetrapoda
Class	Mammalia
Subclass	Theria
Infraclass	Eutheria
Order	Eulipotyphla
Family	Soricidae
Subfamily	Soricinae
Tribe	Blarinini
Genus	Blarina
Species	Blarina brevicauda

Occurrence

Present

Occurrence Notes

Data Source: Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, NPSpecies Data Manager, 4/20/2007.

Nativeness

Native

Nativeness Notes

Data Source: Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, NPSpecies Data Manager, 4/20/2007.

Abundance

Common

Abundance Notes

Data Source: Matt Marshall, ERMN Program Manager/Biologist, 11/16/2012.

Seasonality Tags

Breeder
Data Source: Matt Marshall, ERMN Program Manager/Biologist, 11/16/2012.

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

26

References

4

Vouchers

18

External Links

0

Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.

Created By

amk - I & M Office

Created Date

1/5/2000 12:00:00 AM

Last Modified By

Jennifer Stingelin Keefer

Last Modified Date

11/28/2012 12:00:00 AM

Notes

Park Species Detail: See synonym Blarina brevicauda kirtlandi (TSN #-501591) to view additional species evidence., Park Species Data Source: Buhlmann and Vaughan, 1987. NPBIB-16503, Accepted Detail: Wilson, D.E., and D.M. Reeder. 2005. Mammal Species of the World, a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.

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