Blarina brevicauda (northern short-tailed shrew)
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Eulipotyphla |
| Family | Soricidae |
| Genus | Blarina |
| Species | Blarina brevicauda |
| Common | northern short-tailed shrew |
| Diet | Insectivore; invertebrates |
| Habitat | Can be found in various habitat types; however, they are most abundant in brushy woodlands, marshes, and weedy borders of fields. |
| Description | Order recently changed from Soricomorpha to Eulipotyphla. The fur is a slate gray with the ventral side being paler. |
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| Notes | Link to more species information:
Smithsonian Animal Diversity Web |