Field-site Characteristics of Sorex dispar Batchelder (Long-tailed Shrew) in Previously Uncharacterized Regions of New Brunswick

Jessica A. Haines^1,2,* and Daniel M. Keppie²

¹Department of Biological Sciences, MacEwan University, Edmonton, AB T5J 4S2, Canada. ²Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, PO Box 4400, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada. *Corresponding author.

Northeastern Naturalist, Volume 27, Issue 3 (2020): 555–566

Abstract
Sorex dispar (Long-tailed Shrew) is a rarely collected species typically found along streams and rocky sites with variable vegetation characteristics. Records of this species in New Brunswick have been sparse. Here we report on ecological site characteristics where 13 Long-tailed Shrews were captured over the course of 18,671 trap-nights conducted during 1994–1997 (as part of a larger project) and 2000–2016 in efforts targeting this species. Captures occurred in 3 regions distinct from previous New Brunswick reports: Ganong Ecodistrict, Beadle Ecodistrict, and Meductic Ecodistrict. We document this species in a variety of sites, including sites altered by forest management.

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