Northern Short-tailed Shrew

Northern Short-tailed Shrew

Blarina brevicauda

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Point Pelee National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
0–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
2 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
3 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
4 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
5 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
6 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
7 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Short-tailed Shrew in Point Pelee National Park?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Northern Short-tailed Shrew sighting in Point Pelee National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Northern Short-tailed Shrew in Point Pelee National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Northern Short-tailed Shrew in Point Pelee National Park in our monthly data.

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