Common Name
Southern short-tailed shrew
Order
Eulipotyphla
Family
Soricidae
Species Name
Blarina carolinensis
Status
Least concern
States
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Distribution
Southeastern corner of the United States. Occurs as far west as eastern Texas and eastern Arkansas; as far north as southern Missouri and southern Illinois; south to central Florida; north to southern Virginia. Distribution does not extend far into Appa
Notes
More social than most shrews. Slightly venomous. Smaller than B. brevicauda.
Georgia
One of most common small mammals in GA