MICE AND SHREWS OF THE EASTERN STATES 



Photographed from skins to show relative proportions 



1. Pine Mouse (Microtus pinetorum) (uniform dull chestnut, fur very soft) 



2. Red-backed Mouse (Evotomys gapperi) (rusty chestnut, brightest on back) 



3. White-footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) (fawn color, with white belly, ears large) 



4. Long-tailed Jumping Mouse (Zapus insignis) (yellowish buff, hair rather coarse) 



5. Meadow Mouse (Microtus pennsylvanicus) (blackish, grizzled with gray) 



6. Lemming Mouse (Synaptomys cooperi) (similar, but tail very short and incisors grooved) 



7. Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina brevicauda) (plumbeous gray, fur very soft) 



8. Long-tailed Shrew (Sorex personatus) (fur similar but tinged with brown) 



(About three-fifths natural size) 



