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Northern Short-tailed Shrew
Blarina brevicauda

Solid gray above and below. Short tail. 3 3/4-5" (96-127 mm); tail 3/4-1" (20-25 mm).… read more

Southern Short-tailed Shrew
Blarina carolinensis

Gray above and below. Short tail. Total length seldom over 4" (100 mm). Tail 3/4-1 1/8" (19-28 mm).… read more

Least Shrew
Cryptotis parva

A small shrew. Grayish brown or brownish above; paler below. Short tail. 2 3/4-3 1/2" (69-89 mm); tail 1/2- 7/8" (12-22 mm).… read more

Desert Shrew
Notiosorex crawfordi

Grayish, washed with brown above; pale gray below. Long grayish tail, paler below. Ears more noticeable than in most shrews. Prominent flank glands; larger than in any other North American shrew. Teeth orange. 3-3 5/8" (77-93 mm); tail 7/8-1 1/4" (22-32 mm).… read more

Pacific Water Shrew
Sorex bendirii

A large shrew. Dark brown above and below. Long tail. Hindfeet lightly fringed with hair. 5 3/4-6 7/8" (147-174 mm); tail 2 3/8-3 1/8" (61-80 mm).… read more

Masked Shrew
Sorex cinereus

Brownish above; belly silvery or grayish. Long tail brown above, buff below; tail tufted, with terminal hairs of underside dark. 2 3/4-4 3/8" (71-111 mm); tail 1-2" (25-50 mm).… read more

Smoky Shrew
Sorex fumeus

Body brownish in summer, grayish in winter. Long tail dark brown above and paler, sometimes yellowish, below. 4 1/4-5" (110-127 mm); tail 1 1/4-2" (37-52 mm).… read more

Southeastern Shrew
Sorex longirostris

A small shrew, similar to the Masked Shrew. Brownish above; buff below. Long tail. 2 7/8-4 1/4" (72-108 mm); tail 1-1 5/8" (26-40 mm).… read more

Ornate Shrew
Sorex ornatus

Grayish brown above; slightly paler below. Tail dark brown above and below, darkest at tip. 3 3/8"-4 1/4" (86-110 mm); tail 1 1/8-1 3/4" (30-44 mm).… read more

Water Shrew
Sorex palustris

Very dark or black above; belly silvery white. Long tail. Hindfeet have fringe of stiff hairs. 5 5/8-6 1/4" (144-158 mm); tail 2 1/2-3 1/8" (63-78 mm).… read more

Trowbridge's Shrew
Sorex trowbridgii

Grayish to brownish above; slightly paler below. Long, distinctly bicolored tail, dark above; nearly white below. White feet. 4 1/4-5 1/4" (110-132 mm); tail 1 7/8-2 3/8" (48-62 mm).… read more

Vagrant Shrew
Sorex vagrans

In summer: brownish to grayish above; grayish tinged with brown or red below. In winter: entirely grayish or blackish. Long tail uniform in color or grading to paler below. 3 3/4-4 5/8" (95-119 mm); tail 1 3/8"-2" (34-51 mm).… read more

Star-nosed Mole
Condylura cristata

Black fur. Long, hairy tail. Large digging forelegs. 22 pink fleshy projections on nose. 6-8 1/4" (152-211 mm); tail 2 1/8-3 1/4" (53-84 mm).… read more

Shrew-mole
Neurotrichus gibbsii

Gray fur. Long, hairy tail is about half total head and body length. White-tipped teeth. 4-5" (103-126 mm); tail 1 1/4-1 5/8" (32-43 mm).… read more

Hairy-tailed Mole
Parascalops breweri

Dark gray or nearly black above; slightly paler below. Only eastern mole with short, hairy tail. Older individuals may have white snout, tail, and feet. 5 1/2-6 3/4" (139-170 mm); tail 7/8-1 3/8" (23-36 mm).… read more

Eastern Mole
Scalopus aquaticus

Short, velvety fur; gray in northern parts of range, brownish or tan to south and west. Forefeet broad, turned out. Tail very short and nearly naked. Snout long, flexible, and naked. No visible eyes. 3 1/4-8 3/4" (82-223 mm); tail 3/4-1 1/4" (18-38 mm).… read more

Broad-footed Mole
Scapanus latimanus

Usually brownish or grayish, seldom black. Short, hairy tail. Short hairs at base of snout. 5 1/4-7 1/2" (132-190 mm); tail 7/8-1 3/4" (21-45 mm).… read more

Coast Mole
Scapanus orarius

Velvety black fur. Nearly naked tail. Naked pink snout. Eyes tiny but visible. 5 3/4-6 7/8" (147-175 mm); tail 1-1 5/8" (26-43 mm).… read more

Townsend's Mole
Scapanus townsendii

Black fur. Short, thick, nearly naked tail. Nearly naked snout. Eyes tiny but visible. 7 3/4-9 1/4" (195-237 mm); tail 1 1/4-2" (34-51 mm).… read more

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