Genus

Short-tailed Shrews

Blarina

1 species in our catalog · found in 5 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderSoricomorpha
FamilySoricidae (Shrews)
GenusBlarina (Short-tailed Shrews)

Species in this group

Blarina brevicauda

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

<5%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Short-tailed Shrews

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 4 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 1 zoo or centre

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
2	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 1	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
3	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
4	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
5	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 1	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
2	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
3	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
4	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
5	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
6	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 1	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
7	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
8	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 1	<5%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			<5%
9	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	<5%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

Short-tailed Shrews

Species in this group

Northern Short-tailed Shrew

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Short-tailed Shrews

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found