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| Prairie shrew[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Sorex |
| Species: | S. haydeni |
| Binomial name | |
| Sorex haydeni Baird, 1857 | |
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| Prairie Shrew range | |
Theprairie shrew (Sorex haydeni) is a smallshrew found in theCanadianprairies and 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.
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