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Cryptotis parva
A small, brown mammal that doesn't exceed 3 inches. There is a pointed snout, and the eyes and ears are very reduced.
Caught in a pit fall trap for my Master's research, light oak forested area.
This guy was deceased in my trap when I went to check it :( My traps are checked every day, there was a cover board to protect the animals from the sun, and there was a wet sponge in the trap to keep the humidity up. I just think this guy was so little that he couldn't handle much, and the heat just got to him or something. He was the only vertebrate trap mortality I had all summer :/
Spotted on Aug 6, 2013
Submitted on Aug 25, 2013
9 Comments
R.I.P dear least shrew.
thanks. I'm new here. You were the first thing i clicked on. Thanks for the schooling.
If you read the link I provided as a reference or read the common name you can answer that one for yourself :)
It's a mole, right?
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I know, Gilma. It was really sad, I had never seen one before either :/
Such a cute creature.. : (
No, it's full grown. And my description says where I found it
Is it a baby? Where did you find it?