Cockrum's gray shrew, Cockrum's desert shrew
The shrew is very small and is insectivorous. It has a brown-gray color with a reddish-pink nose, tail and feet. Its nose has large whiskers and it also possesses large ears.
The shrew is found in desert habitats from southeastern and south-central Arizona to central Sonora, Mexico. It typically inhabits desert shrub, and plant communities dominated by mesquite, agave, cholla, and oakbrush. It burrows in the soil or in fallen logs and debris.
