American short-tailed shrew
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| American short-tailed shrews[1] Temporal range: Late Pliocene to Recent
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| Southern Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina carolinensis) | |
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Blarina
Gray, 1838
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The genus Blarina is a group of relatively large shrews with relatively short tails found in North America. They have 32 teeth and are in the red-toothed shrew subfamily.
They generally have dark fur and thick feet. The saliva of these animals is toxic and is used to subdue prey.[2]
The list of species is:[1]
- Northern short-tailed shrew B. brevicauda
- Southern short-tailed shrew B. carolinensis
- Elliot's short-tailed shrew B. hylophaga
- Everglades short-tailed shrew B. peninsulae
Ecoepidemiology
Short-tailed shrews are one of the animal-reservoirs of the agents of Lyme disease and human babesiosis.[3]
References
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- ↑ Telford III, S. R., Mather, T. N., Adler, G. H., & Spielman, A. (1990). Short-tailed shrews as reservoirs of the agents of Lyme disease and human babesiosis. The Journal of parasitology, 681-683 (abstract)
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