Sorex palustris
credit: Robin M. /CCSA
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Water Shrew Sorex palustris |
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credit: Robin M. /CCSA |
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Large shrew with black or grayish back. The long (>18mm) hind feet have fringes of stiff hairs. The subspecies from Glacier Bay, Alaska (S. p. alaskanus) is sometimes considered a full species based on their smaller size and more ridged skull; recent efforts to study this subspecies have not turned up any water shrew populations.
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