Among Adirondack mammals, pygmy shrews hold several records. Some adults weigh only 2-3 g (0.11 oz) and thus are the smallest mammals in the world. This species is also one of the rarest, with only ...

The Christmas Island shrew, a species of cone snail (Conus lugubris), the slender-billed curlew, and three Australian mammals ...

AVALON (CBSLA) — A small, mouse-like creature native to Catalina Island that was feared to be extinct has been spotted by wildlife conservationists for the first time in more than 15 years.

Last autumn, I was canoeing in a quiet saltwater cove on the Maine coast when I realized I had a tiny stowaway onboard. A ...

Quick Take Six animal species, including the slender-billed curlew and Christmas Island shrew, were confirmed extinct in 2025 ...

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has declared that the Christmas Island shrew (Crocidura ...

The smoky shrew occurs from southeastern Canada to northern Georgia where it occupies the high elevations of the Appalachian Mountains. Its distribution within the northeast U.S. is spotty, owing ...

At least eight people in Germany who died of encephalitis likely contracted a rare virus from shrews, a small mole-like animal, that led to the fatal brain-swelling condition often caused by a viral ...

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