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The Northern Short-tailed Shrew is known to echolocate

The only terrestrial mammals known to echoloate are two genera (Sorex and Blarina) of shrews and the tenrecs of Madagascar. These include the Vagrant Shrew (Sorex vagrans), the Common or Eurasian Shrew (Sorex araneus), and the Northern Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina brevicauda). The shrews emit series of ultrasonic squeaks. In contrast to bats, shrews probably use echolocation to investigate their habitat rather than to pinpoint food. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... It has been suggested that Echolocating shrew be merged into this article or section. ... Binomial name Blarina brevicauda (Say, 1823) The Northern Short-tailed Shrew, Blarina brevicauda, is a large shrew found in central and eastern North America from southern Saskatchewan to Atlantic Canada and south to Nebraska and Georgia. ... Species See text The genus Sorex is a group of mainly land-dwelling shrews with relatively long tails which includes many of the common shrews of Europe and North America. ... Species See text The genus Blarina is a group of relatively large shrews with relatively short tails found in North America. ... Subfamilies  Oryzorictinae  Potamogalinae  Tenrecinae Tenrecidae (common name tenrecs) is a family of mammals found on Madagascar and parts of western Africa. ... Binomial name Sorex vagrans (Baird, 1857) The Vagrant Shrew, Sorex vagrans, is a medium-sized North American shrew. ... See also Masked Shrew for the mammal known as the Common Shrew in parts of North America. ... Binomial name Blarina brevicauda (Say, 1823) The Northern Short-tailed Shrew, Blarina brevicauda, is a large shrew found in central and eastern North America from southern Saskatchewan to Atlantic Canada and south to Nebraska and Georgia. ...

References

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External links

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