Northern Short-tailed Shrew

Northern Short-tailed ShrewThis short-tailed shrew ranges from southern Canada into eastern and central parts of the United States. It is most numerous in damp woods and wetlands and makes runways close to the ground.What does it look like?Its fur is soft and velvety, almost uniformly slate gray, with slightly paler underparts.How does it live?This short-tailed shrew ranges from southern Canada into eastern and central parts of the United States. It is most numerous in damp woods and wetlands and makes runways close to the ground.It reaches its highest densities in damp brushy woods, bogs, marshes, and weedy field edges, and builds runways beneath leaves, soil, and snow.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.