- The
genus Blarina,
commonly called short-tailed shrews, is a
genus of
relatively large shrews with
relatively short tails found in
North America. They...
- The
northern short-tailed
shrew (
Blarina brevicauda) is the
largest shrew in the
genus Blarina, and
occurs in the
northeastern region of
North America...
- [better source needed] The
saliva of the
northern short-tailed
shrew (
Blarina brevicauda)
contains soricidin, a
peptide which has been
studied for use...
- The
southern short-tailed
shrew (
Blarina carolinensis) is a gray, short-tailed
shrew that
inhabits the
eastern United States. The
southern short-tailed...
- of animals,
including mammals (e.g., the
northern short-tailed shrew,
Blarina brevicauda),
reptiles (e.g., the king cobra),
spiders (e.g.,
black widows)...
-
humans have. Poe
notes that the
Blarina are "not
especially strong, but ... very, very quick". Naka also
mentions a
Blarina merchant named Ohn Gos in the...
- the
subfamily Soricinae. The
tribe contains ten genera, of
which only
Blarina and
Cryptotis still exist today. "Blarinini".
Catalogue of Life. Species...
- Elliot's short-tailed
shrew (
Blarina hylophaga) is a small,
slate grey, short-tailed
species of shrew. Its
common name
comes from
Daniel Giraud Elliot...
- (Hyla versicolor)
makes an
explosive sound that
sometimes repels the
shrew Blarina brevicauda.
Although toads are
avoided by many predators, the
common garter...
- The
Everglades short-tailed
shrew (
Blarina peninsulae) is a
species of
shrew in the
genus Blarina. It is
endemic to Florida.
Mammal Species of the World...
