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Snowshoe Hare
Lagomorpha Leporidae Lepus americanus
Rare in Alleghany mountains
Eastern Cottontail
Lagomorpha Leporidae Sylvilagus floridanus
Most widespread Sylvilagus in NA
Virginia Opossum
Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphis virginiana
Only marsupial in NA
Water Shrew
Eulipotyphla Soricidae Sorex palustris
Semi aquatic
Smoky Shrew
Eulipotyphla Soricidae Sorex fumeus
Primarily insectivores
Masked Shrew
Eulipotyphla Soricidae Sorex cinereus
Largest range of Sorex spp. in NA
Southeastern Shrew
Eulipotyphla Soricidae Sorex longirostris
Allopatric to S. cinereus
Least Shrew
Eulipotyphla Soricidae Cryptotis parva
Smallest short-tailed shrew in VA
Northern Short-tailed Shrew
Eulipotyphla Soricidae Blarina brevicauda
Only venomous mammal in NA
Southern Short-tailed Shrew
Eulipotyphla Soricidae Blarina carolinensis
Very little is known on life history
Star-nosed Mole
Eulipotyphla Talpidae Condylura cristata
Tentacles all over nose
Eastern Mole
Eulipotyphla Talpidae Scalopus aquaticus
Most geographically widespread NA mole
Hairy-tailed Mole
Eulipotyphla Talpidae Parascalops breweri
Abundance varies across range
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