• Evidence suggests, however, that both groups not only overlap, but do not seem to be in direct competition, and the marsupials' larger size seems to imply that they prey on shrews and rodents. (wikipedia.org)
  • Professor Leah Krubitzer's lab at the UC Davis Center for Neuroscience studies how evolution produces variation in brain organization across a wide variety of mammals, including opossums, tree shrews, rodents and primates. (sflorg.com)
  • The family Caenolestidae contains the seven surviving species of shrew opossum: small, shrew-like marsupials that are confined to the Andes mountains of South America. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the lowlands of Yosemite, expect to see many species of mammals from the Virginia Opossum(only marsupial), seven species of shrew and one specie of mole, beaver, three varieties of hare, one specie of rabbit and the Pika. (harpersferrykoa.com)
  • Mammals of that epoch are supposed to be tiny mole and shrew-like jobs subsisting on seeds and insects. (blogspot.com)
  • A new species of shrew-opossum (Paucituberculata: Caenolestidae) with a phylogeny of extant caenolestids. (wikimedia.org)
  • The biology of the smoky shrew ( Sorex fumeus fumeus Miller). (esf.edu)
  • A Smoky shrew (Sorex fumeus) usually gives birth to around 5 babies.With 2 litters per year, that sums up to a yearly offspring of 10 babies. (tinyblue.info)
  • The smoky shrew (Sorex fumeus) is a medium-sized North American shrew found in eastern Canada and the northeastern United States and extends further south along the Appalachian Mountains. (tinyblue.info)
  • We found mesomammals, including armadillos Dasypus novemcinctus, raccoons Procyon lotor, Virginia opossums Didelphis viginiana, bobcats Lynx rufus, grey foxes Urocyon cineroargenteus and striped skunks Mephitis mephitis in approximately 18% of coyote scats from January-August. (bioone.org)
  • On our site, and some adjacent properties, the use of predator trapping focused primarily on Virginia opossum, raccoon, coyote, bobcat and gray fox, to increase northern bobwhite Colinus virginianus production may have resulted in increased use of mesomammals through scavenging. (bioone.org)
  • From carnivore to lagomorph, from marsupial to insectivore, bats to hoofed animals, you will definitely be able to experience a diverse and amazing share of wildlife here at Yosemite with one little rodent, the Mount Lyell Shrew, being endemic to Yosemite. (harpersferrykoa.com)
  • Six species of shrews occur in Missouri. (mo.gov)
  • This species is also known by the following name(s): Chilean Shrew Opossum, Long-nosed Caenolestid. (earthsendangered.com)
  • Some field biologists, noting the abundance of the species in some areas and its absence in others, have suggested the smoky shrew is colonial. (esf.edu)
  • The smoky shrew derives its name from its slate-gray or blackish gray winter pelage which develops by the end of October. (esf.edu)
  • The smoky shrew occurs from southeastern Canada to northern Georgia where it occupies the high elevations of the Appalachian Mountains. (esf.edu)
  • Insects such as beetles and lepidopterans form about 80 percent of the diet of the smoky shrew. (esf.edu)
  • Scant information exists about the reproductive biology of the smoky shrew. (esf.edu)
  • Hawks, owls, weasels, and foxes are known predators of the smoky shrew although the frequency with which they take the shrew is uncertain. (esf.edu)
  • Social system - No information exists about the social organization of the smoky shrew. (esf.edu)
  • How many babies does a Smoky shrew have at once? (tinyblue.info)
  • There are four subspecies of opossum, but only one that occurs over most of the United States The opossum prefers deciduous woodlands near water, but can be found in a variety of habitats including marshlands, forests, farmland, and residential areas. (dirtdoctor.com)
  • This small number was apparently enough to start a local population, as opossums started showing up in traps set for minks and skunks several years later in that area. (dirtdoctor.com)
  • Shrews were entirely absent from South America until the Great American Interchange three million years ago, and are currently present only in the northwestern part of the continent. (wikipedia.org)
  • Shrew opossums (also known as rat opossums or caenolestids) are about the size of a small rat (9-14 cm long), with thin limbs, a long, pointed snout and a slender, hairy tail. (wikipedia.org)
  • In most lists of marsupial families, they'll be near the beginning, after the true opossums of the Didelphidae. (fieldofscience.com)
  • Several ecological factors, including density of forest, contribute to the part of the forests the shrew opossums occupy. (wikipedia.org)
  • Whisking has been studied primarily in rats, mice and shrews. (scholarpedia.org)
  • Opossums move around a lot, while rats and mice usually come to stay, not to mention the fact the oppossums will feed on mice if give the opportunity. (dirtdoctor.com)
  • Opossums are not native to the west but were brought here from the eastern United States. (dirtdoctor.com)
  • Opossums are found throughout most of North America, from southern Canada to Mexico. (dirtdoctor.com)
  • Traditionally, it was thought that shrew opossums lost ground to these and other placental invaders that fill the same ecological niches. (wikipedia.org)
  • Opossums are gray with long pointed noses and hairless ears and tail. (dirtdoctor.com)
  • Mostly insects and carrion (McManus 1974), but the opossum is omnivorous, eating a variety of animal and plant matter. (dirtdoctor.com)
  • They are stockier, longer, with larger ears and feet, and a relatively shorter tail than masked shrews which they resemble in the summer. (esf.edu)
  • However, their data remain inconclusive, and may reflect a tendency for smoky shrews to achieve dense populations within pockets of suitable habitat instead on exhibiting a complex social structure. (esf.edu)