Short-tailed shrews push their way through the leaf mold by day or move about on top of the ground at night during the warmer seasons. They use their forefeet and snout to loosen compacted soil when ...

Shrews often prefer habitats that provide plenty of ground cover, such as gardens, abandoned burrows, tree cavities, and human-made structures. Although they tend to keep to themselves ...

The masked shrew displays characters typical of all shrews. The slender, cylindrical body has a short, velvety, directionless fur. The long, tapered head ends in a flexible, tubular snout, with the ...