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Scientific Name
Blarina brevicauda
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Blarina brevicauda (Say, 1823)
Park
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (PIRO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
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 brevicauda
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Myers and Svendsen 1990
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Whitaker and Hamilton 1998
Abundance
Abundant
Abundance Notes
Found in all habitats except pine forests.; Data Source: Myers and Svendsen 1990
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Data Source: Whitaker and Hamilton 1998
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
3
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
D M Loope
Created Date
11/21/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Leah Kainulainen
Last Modified Date
8/31/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Myers, P and G. Svendsen. 1990. Survey of mammals along the Beaver Rim Road right-of-way, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Univ. of Mich. Ann Arbor, MI. Whitaker, John O., Jr., and William J. Hamilton, Jr. 1998. Mammals of the Eastern United States. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. 583 pp.
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