Identification
Elliot's short-tailed shrew
Blarina hylophaga
Date Taken
2002
Location
Konza Prairie Biological Station, Riley County, Kansas
Caption
This shrew was captured in a live trap and was transferred to a photobox for a 5-minute "shoot" while it searched for invertebrates in soil and woody debris.
- Anatomy
- Coloration/Patterning :: Cryptic
- Behaviors
- Feeding Behaviors :: Capturing/Manipulating Prey
- Life Stages And Gender
- Adult/Sexually Mature
- Subject
- Live Animal
- Type
- Photo
Contributors
Ryan Rehmeier (photographer; copyright holder; identification)
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