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• The North American least shrew rarely lives more than a year.
• The North American Least Shrew will try to defend itself with its venomous saliva.
• The North American least shrew mostly dwells in mesic grasslands, marshes, and meadows.
• Most shrews prefer these wet habitats, but the least shrew will also inhabit dry upland regions.
• The North American least shrew makes its home in burrows or shallow runways under flat stones or fallen logs.
• The Eurasian least shrew can climber : it has been observed climbing up even the smooth inside corner of a glass terrarium.
• While the Eurasian least shrew frequently emits sounds, much of its communication is in frequencies beyond the limits of human hearing.
• This species was formerly included under the description of the Eurasian least shrew ( " S . minutissimus " ).
• The North American least shrew has a long pointed snout and a tail never more than twice the length of its hind foot.
• Shrews include the cinereus shrew, southeastern shrew, North American least shrew, and the Elliot's short-tailed shrew.
• Least shrews are being used in research as emesis models, to see how delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol prevents emesis in the cannabinoid receptors.
• The North American least shrew's eyes are small and its ears are completely concealed within its short fur, giving it very poor eyesight and hearing.
• Members of the genus are found mainly in Central America; the North American Least Shrew, " C . parva ", is the only species found north of Mexico.
• That and other features suggest to the researchers that it was significantly smaller than the two smallest living mammals _ the Least shrew at 2.5 grams and the Bumblebee bat at 2 grams.
• The "'North American least shrew "'( " Cryptotis parva " ) is one of the smallest mammals, growing to be only up to 3 inches long.
• One of the world's smallest mammals, a highly endangered species known as the Hawker's Least Shrew, has been found on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, Kyodo News agency reported Friday.
• Shrews are common : the cinereus shrew, long-tailed shrew and American water shrew are widespread in the New England region, while the North American least shrew and southeastern shrew are common in the southeastern states.