Northern Short-tailed Shrew
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Northern Short-tailed Shrew

Blarina brevicauda

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Shenandoah National Park
34 Verified records at Shenandoah National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The northern short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda) is the largest shrew in the genus Blarina, and occurs in the northeastern region of North America. It is a semifossorial, highly active, and voracious insectivore and is present in a variety of habitats like broadleaved and pine forests among shrubs and hedges as well as grassy river banks. It is notable in that it is one of the few venomous mammals. The specific epithet, brevicauda, is a combination of the Latin brevis and cauda, meaning "short tail". Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Short-tailed Shrew sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 34 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Shenandoah National Park

bee shrew
LC

bee shrew

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cryptotis parva

<5% · Rare
Masked Shrew
LC

Masked Shrew

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Sorex cinereus

Insufficient data
Eastern Mole
LC

Eastern Mole

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Scalopus aquaticus

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
2 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
3 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
4 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
5 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
6 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
7 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Short-tailed Shrew in Shenandoah National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Short-tailed Shrew sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 34 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Northern Short-tailed Shrew in Shenandoah National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Northern Short-tailed Shrew in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.

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