Blarina carolinensis Bachman 1837 (southern short-tailed shrew)
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Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Soricidae
Alternative combination: Sorex carolinensis
Belongs to Blarina according to S. B. George 1986
See also Eshelman et al. 2025, Hall 1981, Hulbert and Pratt 1998, Jones et al. 1984 and Wilson and Reeder 1993
Sister taxa: Blarina brevicauda, Blarina simplicidens
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (24: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Pennsylvania, South Dakota collections)
Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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