With a life-expectancy of barely a year, the poor ol' Eurasian common shrew (Sorex araneus) has no desire to waste precious months catching Zs beneath the snow drifts. It instead evolved a very ...

Water, as the common name suggests, is the necessary prerequisite for this shrew. Bogs, the edges of lakes and ponds, marshes, shrub swamps, rivers, and streams - even if only intermittent - provide ...

This slender-bodied, slate gray insectivore named for its long tail or habitat, depending on which common name one chooses ... With few exceptions, the rock shrew requires a cool, moist site with a ...