Editing American pygmy shrew (section)

== Description ==
The American pygmy shrew is the smallest mammal native to North America and is one of the smallest mammals in the world, just slightly larger than the [[Etruscan shrew]] of [[Eurasia]]. Its body is about {{convert|5|cm|in|round=0.5|abbr=on}} long including a 2-cm-long tail, and it weighs about {{convert|2.0|to|4.5|g|oz|2|abbr=on}}.<ref name="NWF">{{Cite web|title=Pygmy Shrew: America's Smallest Mammal—and Its Hungriest|url=https://www.nwf.org/en/Magazines/National-Wildlife/2010/Americas-Smallest-Mammal|website =www.nwf.org|access-date=2018-09-06}}</ref> Its [[Fur|pelage]] is generally a reddish or grayish brown during the summer, and a white-gray color during the winter. The underside is generally a lighter gray. This animal [[Moulting|molts]] about twice a year, once during late summer, and again during the spring.<ref name="SmithIndexforMammalianSpecies">{{Cite web|title=Index for Mammalian Species|url=http://www.science.smith.edu/msi/|website=www.science.smith.edu|access-date=2015-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124030734/http://www.science.smith.edu/msi/|archive-date=2012-11-24|url-status=dead}}</ref> It has a narrow head with a pointed nose, and [[whiskers]]. The eyes are small and well hidden.<ref name="PygmyShrewAnimalDiversity">{{Cite web|title=Sorex hoyi (pygmy shrew)|url=http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Sorex_hoyi/|website=Animal Diversity Web|access-date=2015-11-16}}</ref> The primary senses used for hunting are hearing and smell.