Gaspé Shrew
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The Gaspé Shrew, Sorex gaspensis, is a North American shrew found on the Gaspé peninsula of Quebec, on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia and in New Brunswick. It is closely related to the somewhat larger Long-tailed Shrew, Sorex dispar, found in the Appalachian Mountains.
It is light grey in colour with a pointed snout and a long tail.
These animals are found in areas with steep rocky slopes near streams.
They eat insects and spiders.
They are thought to breed in the spring and summer.
This species was first described in A new species of shrew from the Gaspe Peninsula in no. 109, 1924 of American Museum Novitates, a publication of the American Museum of Natural History.
References
- Insectivore Specialist Group (1996). [Sorex gaspensis]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
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