{"id":545,"date":"2012-06-19T14:34:56","date_gmt":"2012-06-19T18:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/209.240.158.253\/wordpress\/?p=545"},"modified":"2022-10-05T11:27:35","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T15:27:35","slug":"pygmy-shrew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northwoodscenter.org\/wordpress\/pygmy-shrew\/","title":{"rendered":"Pygmy Shrew"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Sorex hoyi<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\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\/pygmyshrew.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" border=\"0\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">photo credit: www.pestproducts.com<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>ID<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Sepia-brown above, smoky-gray below tinged with light buff<\/li>\n<li>Slight build, short tail (Whitaker)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Distribution<\/h2>\n<div>\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northwoodscenter.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/S.-hoyi.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.-hoyi-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Credit: Smithsonian Institution\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northwoodscenter.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/s.hoyi_.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.hoyi_-150x150.gif\" alt=\"Credit: Smithsonian Institution\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Reproduction<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Much is unknown<\/li>\n<li>Research suggests that litters of 5-8 are born in the summer<\/li>\n<li>Young mature in about 10 weeks. (Whitaker)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Behavior<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Too small for snap-traps so until pit traps, they were thought to be quite uncommon<\/li>\n<li>Do not hibernate<\/li>\n<li>Active throughout the day (neither nocturnal nor diurnal)<\/li>\n<li>Can swim, jump, climb and hang like a bat (Whitaker)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Food Habits<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Insect larvae, spiders, beetles, flies, caterpillars (Whitaker)<\/li>\n<li>Small arthropods, worms, some plant material (Smithsonian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Size\/Life Cycle<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Average measurements: 66-106 mm (total length), 2.1-7.3 g (total weight)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Predators<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Snakes, hawks, cats, foxes (Smithsonian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Habitat<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Boreal and temperate forests, shrubland, grassland, and inland wetlands (IUCN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sorex hoyi ID Sepia-brown above, smoky-gray below tinged with light buff Slight build, short tail (Whitaker) Distribution \u00a0\u00a0 Reproduction Much is unknown Research suggests that litters of 5-8 are born in the summer Young mature in about 10 weeks. 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