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Scientific Name
Blarina carolinensis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Blarina carolinensis (Bachman, 1837)
Park
Petersburg National Battlefield (PETE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
southern short-tailed shrew
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderEulipotyphla
FamilySoricidae
SubfamilySoricinae
TribeBlarinini
GenusBlarina
SpeciesBlarina carolinensis
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Brad Ross, Mammal taxa expert, 3/13/2006.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Brad Ross, Mammal taxa expert, 3/13/2006.
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
25 observed at Eastern Front Unit and 19 observed at Five Forks Unit (Pagels et al., 2005. NPBIB-606876); Data Source: Brad Ross, Mammal taxa expert, 3/13/2006.
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Data Source: Brad Ross, Mammal taxa expert, 3/13/2006.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
1
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Created Date
2/23/2006 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
3/13/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Pagels et al., 2005. NPBIB-606876., Accepted Detail: The following sources were used to certify this species record: (1) Burt, W. H. and R. P. Grossenheider. 1980. A field guide to the mammals: North America north of Mexico. Third edition. Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston, MA. (2) Merritt, J. F. 1987. Guide to the mammals of Pennsylvania. University of Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (3) Integrated Taxonomic Information System Database. February 2006. http://www.itis.usda.gov/. (4) National Biological Information Infrastructure. February 2006. http://www.nbii.gov/index.html.
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Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park (CHCH)
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Congaree National Park (CONG)
Cumberland Island National Seashore (CUIS)
Everglades National Park (EVER)
Fort Matanzas National Monument (FOMA)
Ninety Six National Historic Site (NISI)
Vicksburg National Military Park (VICK)
Shiloh National Military Park (SHIL)
Kings Mountain National Military Park (KIMO)
Pea Ridge National Military Park (PERI)
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park (OCMU)
Hot Springs National Park (HOSP)
George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP)
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