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Description:

It was shivering by the trailside, it's about three inches long.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Bas
Bas 12 years ago
mole
family Talpidae Mole (animal)


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3 Comments

Gordon Dietzman
Gordon Dietzman 12 years ago

You may also want to consider that this may be a northern short-tail shrew (Blarina brevicauda) or a related species. They have an incredibly high metabolic level that makes them extremely active, even when they are sitting still, which may account for its shivering.

Meik
Meik 12 years ago
Meik
Meik 12 years ago

Looks like a mole.

zhabay
Spotted by
zhabay

Massachusetts, USA

Spotted on May 20, 2011
Submitted on May 20, 2011

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