Florida mammals

Everglades Short-tailed Shrew in Florida

Blarina peninsulae

Native to Florida

Not listed as nonindigenous in Florida by USGS NAS; treated as native to its mapped Florida range.

IUCN Red List status

NE – Not Evaluated

Not yet assessed against IUCN Red List criteria.

AI-generated image: Everglades Short-tailed Shrew walking in three-quarter view across sandy ground. No public-domain photograph of this species exists. This image was generated with AI from verified reference material and reviewed by our editorial team for accuracy — AI-generated image No public-domain photograph of this species exists. This image was generated with AI from verified reference material and reviewed by our editorial team for accuracyEverglades Short-tailed Shrew in side profile foraging on sandy pine-litter soilAI-generated image No public-domain photograph of this species exists. This image was generated with AI from verified reference material and reviewed by our editorial team for accuracyEverglades Short-tailed Shrew walking in three-quarter view across sandy ground

Everglades Short-tailed Shrew in Florida, by the numbers

Rare in Florida 84th most recorded of 116 mammals logged in Florida

32 occurrence records

10 with iNaturalist photos

May 12, 2026 Last seen in Florida

When to look for the Everglades Short-tailed Shrew in Florida

Most sightings fall in February.

32 Florida occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) by month of year. Shows when the species is recorded, not a guarantee of presence.

Monthly Florida records (table)

Month	Records
January	2
February	12
March	1
April	2
May	1
June	3
July	0
August	1
September	2
October	3
November	1
December	4

Monthly everglades short-tailed shrew occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) in Florida.

Seasonality

Year-round in Florida, with recorded sightings peaking in February.

Occurrence map

Where Everglades Short-tailed Shrew has been recorded in Florida

32 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

32 Florida records mapped

Notable places to look

Park, forest, or monument	iNaturalist records
Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area	6
Everglades National Park	5
Picayune Strand State Forest	2
Jonathan Dickinson State Park	1

Protected places with the most everglades short-tailed shrew sightings, from the USGS Protected Areas Database plus named mountain ranges, good spots to look, not a full breakdown, so they don't sum to the total.

Where it's recorded in Florida

County	Records
Miami-Dade County	19
Collier County	4
Polk County	4
Palm Beach County	2
Bradford County	1
Martin County	1
Brevard County	1

The complete county distribution, spread across 7 Florida counties. Every occurrence record falls in one county, so these sum to the total. Counties from GBIF and US Census boundaries.

Florida’s records for the everglades short-tailed shrew number 32, with 10 from iNaturalist and 30 from GBIF. The most recent sighting was in May 2026, and the species is treated as native to its Florida range.

February stands out sharply, with 12 records, more than a third of the state’s total. December follows with four. This shrew is small and secretive, so that February spike likely reflects when it’s easiest to detect rather than a true seasonal pattern.

Occurrence data from iNaturalist and GBIF.

Full species profile Everglades Short-tailed Shrew Blarina peninsulae Size 10.2 cm4 in Weight 20 g0.7 oz Lifespan Up to 2.8 yr View the full profile

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Data & sources

The data and visualizations on this page draw on these open sources:

GBIFCC-BY 4.0occurrence records behind the range map, elevation, and record counts
iNaturalistCC0 / CC-BY / CC-BY-SAobservations, photos, and audio recordings
IUCN Red Listattributed factthe global conservation status
USGS NASpublic domainnative / introduced status
Natural Earthpublic domainthe relief basemap
USGS Protected Areas Databasepublic domainthe named parks, forests, and refuges behind "notable places to look"