Blarina
The genus Blarina is a group of relatively large shrews with relatively short tails found in North America. Description 
They have 32 teeth and are in the red-toothed shrew subfamily. They generally have dark fur and thick feet. The saliva of these animals is toxic and is used to subdue prey. Species 
Species are:
Northern short-tailed shrew B. brevicauda
Southern short-tailed shrew B. carolinensis
Elliot's short-tailed shrew B. hylophaga
Everglades short-tailed shrew B. peninsulae
Sherman's short-tailed shrew B. shermani; possibly extinct

Ecoepidemiology 
Short-tailed shrews are one of the animal reservoirs of the agents of Lyme disease and human babesiosis. References

 
Mammal genera
Animals that use echolocation
Taxa named by John Edward Gray