{"id":539,"date":"2012-06-19T14:16:10","date_gmt":"2012-06-19T18:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/209.240.158.253\/wordpress\/?p=539"},"modified":"2022-10-05T11:28:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T15:28:13","slug":"long-tailed-shrew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northwoodscenter.org\/wordpress\/long-tailed-shrew\/","title":{"rendered":"Long-tailed Shrew*"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Sorex dispar<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/www.northwoodscenter.org\/smaspecies\/images\/longtailedshrew.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" border=\"0\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">photo credit: www.opwall.com\/<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>ID<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Similar to smoky shrew, but with longer tail, slimmer body, and nearly uniform darker slate-colored fur (Whitaker)<\/li>\n<li>Narrow skull and buck-toothed incisors (Smithsonian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Distribution<\/h2>\n<div><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northwoodscenter.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/S.-dispar.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload none\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27150%27%20height%3D%27150%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20150%20150%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27150%27%20height%3D%27150%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwoodscenter.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/S.-dispar-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Credit: Smithsonian Institution\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northwoodscenter.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/s.dispar.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload none\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27150%27%20height%3D%27150%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20150%20150%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27150%27%20height%3D%27150%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwoodscenter.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/s.dispar-150x150.gif\" alt=\"Credit: Smithsonian Institution\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.northwoodscenter.org\/smalongtailedshrew.html#thumb\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Reproduction<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Breeding extends from late April to August (Whitaker)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Behavior<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Spend almost all of their time underground (Smithsonian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Food Habits<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Adult flies, cave crickets, spiders, centipedes, beetles (Whitaker)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Size\/Life Cycle<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Average measurements: 103-137 mm (total length), 3.1-3.8 g (total weight) (Whitaker)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Predators<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Unknown<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Habitat<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Upland areas, under or among rocks or boulders, or along mountain streams. 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