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Soricidae - Shrew Family
- small, long, narrow snout
- small eyes and ears
- no zygomatic arches or auditory bullae on skull
Order Eulipotyphla
shrews, moles, hedgehogs
Sorex cinereus (Soricidae)
4 unicuspids
3-4"
Sorex hoyi (Soricidae)
3 unicuspids
3-4"
Sorex arcticus (Soricidae)
4 unicuspids
tricolor fur pattern
4-5"
Sorex palustris (Soricidae)
5-6.5"
largest shrew
Blarina brevicauda (Soricidae)
4-5.5"
short-tailed
Scalopus aquaticus (Talpidae)
6-8"
large forelegs and claws
"fat glove hands"
short stubby tail
36 teeth
thicker zygomatic arch
smaller skull
interorbital area tapers (hourglass shape)
Condrylura cristata (Talpidae)
sensory nose tentacles
long hairy tail
44 teeth
uniform interorbital area thickness
thread-like zygomatic arch
