Species MammalsCrawford's Desert Shrew

Crawford's Desert Shrew

Notiosorex crawfordi

UncommonMammal
Illustration of Crawford's Desert Shrew (Notiosorex crawfordi)

Crawford's Desert Shrew is remarkably adapted for dry desert life, possessing extremely efficient kidneys that conserve water and spending hot hours sheltered beneath rock piles, in packrat middens, or beneath desert debris. With only three unicuspid teeth visible from the side, it differs dentally from Sorex shrews. It is one of the few shrew species to thrive in true desert habitats.

Habitat
Sonoran Desert shrublands, rocky slopes, and dry woodlands
Diet
Scorpions, insects, and small invertebrates
How common
Uncommon

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