Very small mammal with a long, pointed nose; short legs; soft, dense fur; Alaska species have a long tail.
Moist areas in forests, shrublands, wetlands, tundra
Springtails, beetles, fly larvae, centipedes, mites, worms, spiders, round worms, eggs and young of small ground nesting birds, young voles, carrion
Weasels, owls, kestrels, jaegers, shrikes
The shrews metabolism is so rapid that an individual shrew may eat its own weight in meat every three hours!
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