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Blarina ( الإنجليزية )

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The genus Blarina is a group of relatively large shrews with relatively short tails found in North America.

Description

They have 32 teeth and are in the red-toothed shrew subfamily. They generally have dark fur and thick feet. The saliva of these animals is toxic and is used to subdue prey.[3]

Species

Species are:[1]

Ecoepidemiology

Short-tailed shrews are one of the animal reservoirs of the agents of Lyme disease and human babesiosis.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 269–270. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  3. ^ Kita M, Okumura Y, Ohdachi SD, Oba Y, Yoshikuni M, Nakamura Y, Kido H, Uemura D (February 2005). "Purification and characterisation of blarinasin, a new tissue kallikrein-like protease from the short-tailed shrew Blarina brevicauda: comparative studies with blarina toxin". Biological Chemistry. 386 (2): 177–82. doi:10.1515/BC.2005.022. hdl:2115/7398. PMID 15843162. S2CID 2884850.
  4. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  5. ^ "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  6. ^ Telford III, S. R., Mather, T. N., Adler, G. H., & Spielman, A. (1990). Short-tailed shrews as reservoirs of the agents of Lyme disease and human babesiosis. The Journal of parasitology, 681-683 (abstract)
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Blarina: Brief Summary ( الإنجليزية )

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The genus Blarina is a group of relatively large shrews with relatively short tails found in North America.

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