Water shrew
Neomys fodiens
Studies on water shrew have suggested that they may have venomous saliva, which serves to immobilise the prey. Bites to humans produces a burning pain that may last for a few days.
Life span
Up to 14 months.
Water Shrew (Sorex palustris)
There are only a few mammals in Michigan that live exclusively in wetland habitats. One is the tiny (6 inch) water shrew, a black "mouselike" animal with a long tail and large hind feet.
Common Water Shrew Behaviour
No observations regarding Common Water Shrew behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Interesting Facts about Common Water Shrews ...
Asiatic water shrews apparently swim well under water. They are said to walk along the bottom feeding on benthic organisms. The entrances of their burrows are usually under water.
Northern Water Shrew
(Sorex palustris)
RANGE: Occurs from Alaska and Central Canada, across the northern United States and south into mountainous areas to the Mexican border.
Water Shrew
Order: Insectivora
Family: Soricidae
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Water Shrew Habits
Territory. The water shrew usually lives alone and each one occupies a territory which it fiercely defends from other shrews. Fighting is common and shrill squeals can sometimes be heard as a territorial dispute takes place.
American Water Shrew*
Sorex palustris
Reported from Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire & Worcester counties. Listed as "Special Concern".
The northern water shrew is "large", up to one-half ounce, and about six inches long, though half its length is tail. As the water shrew swims, it seems to run over the water. It is also an excellent diver.
Eurasian water shrew (Neomys fodiens) Capable of delivering a venomous bite. Northern Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina brevicauda) Capable of delivering a venomous bite.
The water shrew of Canada and N United States, Sorex palustris, is adapted to aquatic living and can actually walk on the surface of water for a short distance. There are other aquatic shrews, of several genera, in Europe and Asia.
Water shrew (Neomys fodiens)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
Common shrew (Sorex araneus)
Common toad (Bufo bufo)
Common gull (Larus canus)
European polecat (Mustela putorius) ...
or boggy habitats where rank vegetation, surface litter, rocks, or rotting logs afford adequate protection. Some species, notably the desert shrew, are adapted to the arid regions of our western deserts. At the opposite extreme are the water shrew ...
her suitors with venomous words, at least three species of shrews attack their prey with venomous saliva. Perhaps a man unfortunate enough to experience a painful upbraiding from a scornful woman and the painful bite of the Eurasian water shrew ...
water shrew (Sorex palustris)
white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
woodchuck (Marmota monax monax)
woodland jumping mouse (Napaeozapus insignis roanensis)
woodland jumping mouse (Napaeozapus insignis insignis) ...
 See also: Shrew, Mouse, Snail, Burro, Earthworm
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