Sherman's Short-tailed Shrew

Sherman's Short-tailed ShrewThis short-tailed shrew is known from a restricted area of southwestern Florida. The current MDD lists it as a living, valid species, and the HMW account summarizes records from grassy wetland margins and flatwoods.What does it look like?Its fur is short, soft, and velvety. The back is slate grayish black with a silvery tinge, the underside is slightly paler, the tiny ears are hidden by fur, and the vibrissae are long and white.How does it live?This short-tailed shrew is known from a restricted area of southwestern Florida. The current MDD lists it as a living, valid species, and the HMW account summarizes records from grassy wetland margins and flatwoods.Reported habitats include grassy areas around marshes and basins and mesic flatwoods.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.