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Species: Sorex merriami |
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Description: Small animal, about 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 inches long. Grayish above, lighter colored sides and white belly. |
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Habitat: Lives in grasslands, sagebrush and wooded areas, but prefers a drier climate than most shrews. |
Food: Eats caterpillars. beetles, crickets, and wasps. |
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Range: Throughout the western United States |
Reproduction: During the reproductive season, April to June, the males have a strong odor that may attract females and discourage predators. Females give birth to young in late spring and early summer. |
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Other: Uses the underground tunnels of the Sagebrush vole. |
More information : Information about shrub-steppe environment see Partnership for Arid Lands Stewardship
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Species: Sore vagrans |
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Description: Medium-sized, tiny creature. It is brown on top, brown or buff on the bottom. The tail is less than 2 inches long. The shrew has a row of sharp teeth. It has wiskers and a long pointy nose |
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Habitat: Perfers damp areas such as marshes, wet medows ditches, fern jungles, and salt water beaches. It is also found in semi-desert areas, like the Hanford Reach. They spend much of their time in runways of voles finding food. |
Food: Insects, larva slugs, snails, spiders and other invertebrates as well as subterranean fungus and small mice. |
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Range: Oregon, Idaho, Washington |
Reproduction: 2 litters, most activity occurs in spring. They are pregnant for 20 days March to September |
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Other: Smallest of mammals they have a very high metabolic rate and are constantly in search of food. |
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