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Photo by zhabay
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Field Notes

Description:

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

Species ID Suggestions

mole

family Talpidae

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Comments (3)
Gordon Dietzman
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.
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PublishedMay 20, 2011

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