Northern Water Shrew
Sorex palustris
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Mammals
The American water shrew or northern water shrew is a shrew found in the nearctic faunal region located throughout the mountain ranges of the northern United States and in Canada and Alaska. The animal resides in semi-aquatic habitats, and is known for being the smallest mammalian diver.
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Eulipotyphla
- Family
- Soricidae
- Genus
- Sorex