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Scientific Name
Blarina brevicauda
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Blarina brevicauda (Say, 1823)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Northern Short-tailed Shrew, Big Short-Tailed Shrew
Park Synonyms
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
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Elevation Range Tags
- Low to High
Habitat Tags
-
terrestrial
moist areas with some leaf litter and low herbaceous vegetation
Species Record Status Tags
- Pre 1998
Taxa Group Tags
- Mammal
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
38
References
Vouchers
80
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I&M Office
Created Date
10/31/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
ALoar@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
4/18/2019 12:58:40 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: ATBI Sensitivity = Public Species Notes: B. CAROLINENSIS SHERMANI may be an isolated subspecies of B. BREVICAUDA or a distinct species (George et al. 1986). BLARINA BREVICAUDA was regarded as conspecific with B. CAROLINENSIS and B. HYLOPHAGA by Hall (1981). BLARINA B. TELMALESTES was regarded as STATUS: Native, Breeder, Common, Present in Park;;
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