Me and mom caught this little in our back yard. Not sure if it's a mole, shrew, vole or what. It's almost 2 in long from butt to nose.
http://s670.photobucket.com/albums/vv66/... Can you please identify and tell me everything you know about this critter?:)
Shrews have pointed snouts whereas voles have blunt, rounded muzzles. Shrews are smaller than voles. Voles can be from 3 1/2 to 7 inches long. Shrew's eyes are smaller than a vole's eyes. There is also a noticeable difference in the ears. Take a look at the following links. One is on shrews, and one is on voles. Both have a picture. The links are as follows:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrew http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/vole.a ... pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com
There are over 200 kinds of shrews. For a look at the American Pygmy shrew, please see the following:
http://www.pestproducts.com/pygmy-shrew. ... My knowledge of shrews is minimal. Some are poisonous, such as the American Short-Tailed shrew. Male shrews have a terrible smell to them. The above links gives some facts, so it will tell you more than I can. All the best with your shrew.
(I started to answer shrew earlier, but saw it was already agreed upon. I decided to go ahead and answer anyway, and give you some pictures to help determine what the little one is.)
Looks like a vole to me:
Voles are small rodents and are frequently referred to as meadow mice or field mice. They typically
live about 3-6 months and there are about 70 species of voles. They have blunt noses, small furry
ears, dense brown fur and a tail with no fur.
Size 3 "-7" long
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Shape Mouse
Color Brown
Legs 4
Wings No
Antenna No
Diet
Vole's diet consists of seeds, tubers, tree needles, bark, various green vegetation such as grass and
clover, and insects. Voles prefer not to feed in the open.
Habitat
Voles require dense grass cover and prefer to live outside in fields. They are very poor climbers and
have difficulty reaching upper floors of buildings.
Impact
Voles are very destructive to gardens and will gnaw the bark of fruit trees. They can also cause
damage to tree roots, which may eventually kill the trees.
Prevention
* In addition to traps and fencing, gravel buffers can help protect gardens against vole infestation.
* Remove weeds, heavy mulch, and dense vegetative cover around your home. These environments
provide voles food and protection from predators.
* Mowing, spraying with herbicides or tilling grassy areas adjacent to gardens will help prevent
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infestation.
im pretty sure its a shrew based on it nose structure
looks like a mole (or vole, as it appears to be spelled.)=)
looks like a vole
Why would you catch that?
