North American least shrews carry no NatureServe state rank in Mississippi, SNR unranked, and the record leans overwhelmingly on GBIF specimen data (35 of 36 records), since a shrew this tiny and secretive is far more likely to turn up in a trap than in a photograph.
March alone accounts for 11 of the year’s monthly-tallied sightings, close to a third of the total, likely tracking a concentrated spring trapping survey rather than any real seasonal spike in the shrew’s own activity, since this species stays active year-round in dense grass cover without a strong seasonal cycle.
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