Prairie shrew

Prairie shrew
Conservation status
	; Least Concern(IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Soricidae
Genus:	Sorex
Species:	S. haydeni
Binomial name
	Sorex haydeni; Baird,1857
	Prairie Shrew range

Theprairie shrew(Sorex haydeni) is a smallshrewfound in theCanadian prairiesand midwesternUnited States.At one time, this species was considered to be a subspecies of the similarcinereus shrew,S. cinereus.

It is brown in color with light grey underparts with a long tail. Its body is about 8 cm (3.1 in) in length including a 3 cm (1.2 in) long tail. It weighs about 4 g. This animal is found in open grasslands, often near water. It eats insects, worms, snails, small mammals and seeds. Predators includehawks,owls,snakes, andfoxes.This animal is active day and night year-round. It mates between spring and fall. 3 to 6 young are born in a nest under a log or rocks.

References

^Hutterer, R. (2005).Wilson, D.E.;Reeder, D.M. (eds.).Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference(3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 288–289.ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0.OCLC 62265494.
^Duncan, J.R.; Reichel, J.D. & Hammerson, G. (2008)."Sorex haydeni".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2008.Retrieved8 February2010.{{cite iucn}}: old-form url (help)

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[msw3-1] Hutterer, R. (2005).Wilson, D.E.;Reeder, D.M. (eds.).Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference(3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 288–289.ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0.OCLC 62265494.

[iucn-2] Duncan, J.R.; Reichel, J.D. & Hammerson, G. (2008)."Sorex haydeni".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2008.Retrieved8 February2010.{{cite iucn}}: old-form url (help)

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