watershrew

Watershrewsaresolitarycreatures,activethroughoutthedayandnight.Whenactive,watershrewsdiveandswiminwatertoforageforfood.Watershrewscan ...,Watershrewsaresolitarycreatures,activethroughoutthedayandnight.Theiractivitypatternsarecharacterizedbytwoperiods;onebetweensunsetand2300 ...,TheAmericanwatershrewisasexuallydimorphicspeciesinwhichthemalesaregenerallylargerandheavierthanthefemales.Thesizeofth...

Sorex palustris - Water Shrew

Water shrews are solitary creatures, active throughout the day and night. When active, water shrews dive and swim in water to forage for food. Water shrews can ...

ADW: Sorex palustris

Water shrews are solitary creatures, active throughout the day and night. Their activity patterns are characterized by two periods; one between sunset and 2300 ...

American water shrew

The American water shrew is a sexually dimorphic species in which the males are generally larger and heavier than the females. The size of the shrew is 130–170 ...

Eurasian water shrew

The Eurasian water shrew (Neomys fodiens), known in the United Kingdom as the water shrew, is a relatively large shrew, up to 10 cm (4 in) long, ...

Water shrew

Water shrew, any of 12 species of amphibious shrews that have a broad, fleshy muzzle, large chest, and long hind legs and digits. Most water shrews live in ...

Species

They are semi-aquatic and most often found in habitats close to water, including the banks of streams, rivers, ponds, drainage ditches, reed-beds and fens. They ...

Water shrew

The large, dark grey water shrew lives mostly in wetland habitats. It's a good swimmer that hunts for aquatic insects and burrows into the banks.