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The red-toothed shrews of the subfamily Soricinae are one of three living subfamilies of
shrew Shrews (family Soricidae) are small mole-like mammals classified in the order Eulipotyphla. True shrews are not to be confused with treeshrews, otter shrews, elephant shrews, West Indies shrews, or marsupial shrews, which belong to diffe ...
s, along with Crocidurinae (white-toothed shrews) and Myosoricinae (African white-toothed shrews). In addition, the family contains the extinct subfamilies Limnoecinae, Crocidosoricinae, Allosoricinae and Heterosoricinae. These species are typically found in North America, northern
South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the souther ...
,
Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located enti ...
and northern
Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an ...
. The enamel of the tips of their teeth is reddish due to
iron Iron () is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from la, ferrum) and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, right in ...
pigment. The iron deposits serve to harden the enamel and are concentrated in those parts of the teeth most subject to wear. The list of species is: * Tribe
Anourosoricini Asian mole shrews (''Anourosorex'') are a genus of shrews that resemble moles, from China, Taiwan, India, and Indochina. They are the only known genus of the Anourosoricini tribe of red-toothed shrews. The four known species are:Anourosorex'' (Asian mole shrews) ***
Assam mole shrew The Assam mole shrew (''Anourosorex assamensis'') is a species of red-toothed shrew endemic to northeast India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the ...
, ''A. assamensis'' *** Giant mole shrew, ''A. schmidi'' *** Chinese mole shrew, ''A. squamipes'' *** Taiwanese mole shrew, ''A. yamashinai'' * Tribe Blarinellini ** Genus '' Blarinella'' (Asiatic short-tailed shrews) *** Indochinese short-tailed shrew, ''B. griselda'' *** Asiatic short-tailed shrew, ''B. quadraticauda'' *** Burmese short-tailed shrew, ''B. wardi'' * Tribe Blarinini ** Genus '' Blarina'' (American short-tailed shrews) *** Northern short-tailed shrew, ''B. brevicauda'' *** Southern short-tailed shrew, ''B. carolinensis'' ***
Elliot's short-tailed shrew Elliot's short-tailed shrew (''Blarina hylophaga'') is a small, slate grey, short-tailed species of shrew. Its common name comes from Daniel Giraud Elliot, who first described the species in 1899. Description Elliot's short-tailed shrew is simil ...
, ''B. hylophaga'' ***
Everglades short-tailed shrew The Everglades short-tailed shrew (''Blarina peninsulae'') is a species of shrew in the genus ''Blarina''. It is endemic to Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the wes ...
, ''B. peninsulae'' ** Genus ''
Cryptotis The genus ''Cryptotis'' is a group of relatively small shrews with short ears, which are usually not visible, and short tails, commonly called small-eared shrews. They have 30 teeth and are members of the red-toothed shrew subfamily. Since 1992 ...
'' (small-eared shrews) *** ''Cryptotis mexicana'' group ****
Mexican small-eared shrew The Mexican small-eared shrew (''Cryptotis mexicana'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North ...
, ''C. mexicana'' ****
Nelson's small-eared shrew Nelson's small-eared shrew (''Cryptotis nelsoni'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to eastern Mexico. The species was discovered by Edward William Nelson and Edward Alphonso Goldman in 1894, who collected a number ...
, ''C. nelsoni'' **** Grizzled Mexican small-eared shrew, ''C. obscura'' ****
Phillips's small-eared shrew Phillips' small-eared shrew or Phillips' short-eared shrew (''Cryptotis phillipsii'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae found in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the south ...
, ''C. phillipsii'' **** ''Cryptotis goldmani'' set *****
Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew The Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew (''Cryptotis alticola'' ) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in the highlands above 2000 m in the Mexican states of Colima, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacán, Mexico, and Puebla, Morelos ...
, ''C. alticola'' *****
Goldman's broad-clawed shrew Goldman's broad-clawed shrew (''Cryptotis goldmani'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in ...
, ''C. goldmani'' *****
Goodwin's broad-clawed shrew Goodwin's broad-clawed shrew (''Cryptotis goodwini'') is a species of mammal Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk ...
, ''C. goodwini'' *****
Guatemalan broad-clawed shrew The Guatemalan broad-clawed shrew (''Cryptotis griseoventris'') is a species of small-eared shrew in the family Soricidae. It is known from Guatemala and the Mexican state of Chiapas, where it has been found in montane forests of oak, pine and f ...
, ''C. griseoventris'' ***** ''C. lacertosus'' ***** ''C. mam'' *****
Oaxacan broad-clawed shrew The Oaxacan broad-clawed shrew (''Cryptotis peregrina'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Oaxaca in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion ...
, ''C. peregrina'' *** ''Cryptotis nigrescens'' group ****
Eastern Cordillera small-footed shrew The Eastern Cordillera small-footed shrew (''Cryptotis brachyonyx'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insul ...
, ''C. brachyonyx'' ****
Colombian small-eared shrew The Colombian small-eared shrew (''Cryptotis colombiana'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Colombia, where it is known from the Cordillera Central in Antioquia Department at elevations from . It is found in monta ...
, ''C. colombiana'' **** Honduran small-eared shrew, ''C. hondurensis'' **** Yucatan small-eared shrew, ''C. mayensis'' ****
Darién small-eared shrew The Darién small-eared shrew (''Cryptotis merus'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is known only from montane regions along the border between Colombia and Darién Province, Panama, where it has been found in rainforest ...
, ''C. mera'' ****
Merriam's small-eared shrew Merriam's small-eared shrew (''Cryptotis merriami'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Chiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), official ...
, ''C. merriami'' ****
Blackish small-eared shrew The blackish small-eared shrew (''Cryptotis nigrescens'') is a species of shrew in the family Soricidae. It is found in parts of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in ...
, ''C. nigrescens'' *** ''Cryptotis thomasi'' group **** Ecuadoran small-eared shrew, ''C. equatoris'' **** Medellín small-eared shrew, ''C. medellinia'' ****
Merida small-eared shrew The Merida small-eared shrew (''Cryptotis meridensis'') is a species of shrew that is endemic to Venezuela. Description ''C. meridensis'' is one of the largest small-eared shrews, with a head-body length of and a tail long. Males and females a ...
, ''C. meridensis'' **** Wandering small-eared shrew, ''C. montivaga'' **** Peruvian small-eared shrew, ''C. peruviensis'' **** Scaly-footed small-eared shrew or Western Colombian small-eared shrew, ''C. squamipes'' **** Tamá small-eared shrew, ''C. tamensis'' ****
Thomas's small-eared shrew Thomas's small-eared shrew (''Cryptotis thomasi'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Per� ...
, ''C. thomasi'' *** ''Cryptotis parva'' group **** Central American least shrew, ''C. orophila'' ****
North American least shrew The North American least shrew (''Cryptotis parvus'') is one of the smallest mammals, growing to be only up to 3 inches long. It has a long pointed snout and a tail never more than twice the length of its hind foot. The dense fur coat is e ...
, ''C. parva'' ****
Tropical small-eared shrew The tropical small-eared shrew (''Cryptotis tropicalis'') is a very small mammal of the family Soricidae. The species is found in the eastern highlands of Chiapas, Mexico, and parts of Belize Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and C ...
, ''C. tropicalis'' *** ungrouped/relict **** Enders's small-eared shrew, ''C. endersi'' **** Talamancan small-eared shrew, ''C. gracilis'' **** Big Mexican small-eared shrew, ''C. magna'' * Tribe Nectogalini ** Genus '' Chimarrogale'' (Asiatic water shrews) ***
Malayan water shrew The Malayan water shrew (''Chimarrogale hantu''), also known as the hantu water shrew, is a red-toothed shrew recorded only from the Malaysian state of Selangor. It was listed as a critically endangered, but is now considered near threatened. It ...
, ''C. hantu'' ***
Himalayan water shrew The Himalayan water shrew (''Chimarrogale himalayica'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in China, India, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Taiwan, and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socia ...
, ''C. himalayica'' ***
Bornean water shrew The Bornean water shrew (''Chimarrogale phaeura'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of State ...
, ''C. phaeura'' ***
Japanese water shrew The Japanese water shrew (''Chimarrogale platycephalus''), also called the flat-headed water shrew, is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Japanese Islands, Honshu and Kyushu. They are considered extinct in Shikoku. ...
, ''C. platycephalus'' ***
Chinese water shrew The Chinese water shrew (''Chimarrogale styani'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in China and Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indica ...
, ''C. styani'' *** Sumatran water shrew, ''C. sumatrana'' ** Genus '' Chodsigoa'' ***
Van Sung's shrew Van Sung's shrew (''Chodsigoa caovansunga''), also known as Cao Van Sung mountain shrew is a species of shrew in the Soricomorpha order. Specimens of ''Chodsigoa caovansunga'' have been found in Vietnam.http://data.gbif.org/occurrences/search.htm ...
, ''C. cauvansunga'' ***'' Chodsigoa furva'' (Anthony, 1941) ***'' Chodsigoa hoffmanni'' Zhong-Zheng Chen et al., 2017 ***
De Winton's shrew The De Winton's shrew (''Chodsigoa hypsibius'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country ...
, ''C. hypsibia'' ***
Lamulate shrew The lamulate shrew (''Chodsigoa lamula'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country ...
, ''C. lamula'' (''Soriculus lamula'') ***
Lowe's shrew The Lowe's shrew (''Chodsigoa parca'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in China, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group= ...
, ''C. parca'' ***
Pygmy brown-toothed shrew The pygmy brown-toothed shrew (''Chodsigoa parva'') is a species of shrew in the order Eulipotyphla. It is distributed in China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most po ...
, ''C. parva'' ***
Salenski's shrew Salenski's shrew (''Chodsigoa salenskii'') is a red-toothed shrew found only in northern Sichuan, China, where it is known from Wolong National Nature Reserve Wolong National Nature Reserve (), also known as Wolong Special Administrative Regi ...
, ''C. salenskii'' ***
Smith's shrew The Smith's shrew (''Chodsigoa smithii'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Southwest China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populou ...
, ''C. smithii'' ***
Lesser Taiwanese shrew The lesser Taiwanese shrew (''Chodsigoa sodalis'') is a rare species of shrew in the Soricomorpha Soricomorpha (from Greek "shrew-form") is a formerly used taxon within the class of mammals. In the past it formed a significant group within the ...
, ''C. sodalis'' ** Genus '' Episoriculus'' *** Hodgsons's brown-toothed shrew, ''E. caudatus'' *** Taiwanese brown-toothed shrew, ''E. fumidus'' *** Long-tailed brown-toothed shrew, ''E. leucops'' *** Long-tailed mountain shrew, ''E. macrurus'' ** Genus '' Nectogale'' *** Elegant water shrew, ''N. elegans'' ** Genus '' Neomys'' (Eurasian water shrews) *** Mediterranean water shrew, ''N. anomalus'' *** Eurasian water shrew, ''N. fodiens'' *** Transcaucasian water shrew, ''N. teres'' ** Genus †'' Nesiotites'' ***
Balearic shrew The Balearic shrew (''Nesiotites hidalgo'') is an extinct species of shrew from Majorca and Menorca, in the Balearic Islands of Spain, belonging to the endemic genus ''Nesiotites.'' It was one of three native land mammals to the Balearic Islands, ...
, †''N. hidalgo'' ***
Sardinian shrew ''Asoriculus'' is an extinct genus of terrestrial shrews in the subfamily Soricinae (red-toothed shrews) and tribe Nectogalini. The best known species, ''Asoriculus gibberodon'' was widespread in Europe from the Late Miocene to the Early Plei ...
, †''N. similis'' *** Corsican giant shrew,†''N. corsicanus'' ** Genus '' Soriculus'' ***
Himalayan shrew The Himalayan shrew (''Soriculus nigrescens'') is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त� ...
, ''S. nigrescens'' * Tribe
Notiosoricini Notiosoricini, whose members are known as the North American gray shrews, is a tribe of shrews in the family Soricidae, including the genera ''Megasorex'' and ''Notiosorex''. They are found across the southwestern United States and most of Mexic ...
** Genus '' Megasorex'' ***
Mexican shrew The Mexican shrew (''Megasorex gigas'') is a species of mammal from the subfamily Soricinae in the family Soricidae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Megasorex'' and is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United ...
, ''M. gigas'' ** Genus '' Notiosorex'' ***
Cockrum's gray shrew ''Notiosorex cockrumi'', also called Cockrum's gray shrew or Cockrum's desert shrew, is a tiny species of shrews named in 2003. This red-toothed shrew, which is as light as a penny, is the first new mammal species from Arizona since 1977. Its r ...
, ''N. cockrumi'' ***
Crawford's gray shrew Crawford's gray shrew (''Notiosorex crawfordi''), also known as the desert shrew, is a small shrew found in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It is a member of the family Soricidae of the order Eulipotyphla. It was the only ...
, ''N. crawfordi'' ***
Large-eared gray shrew The large-eared gray shrew (''Notiosorex evotis'') is a species of shrew Shrews (family Soricidae) are small mole-like mammals classified in the order Eulipotyphla. True shrews are not to be confused with treeshrews, otter shrews, elephant s ...
, ''N. evotis'' ***
Villa's gray shrew Villa's gray shrew (''Notiosorex villai'') is a shrew native to northeastern Mexico, where it is called ''musaraña''. It is assessed vulnerable by the IUCN due to its small extent of occurrence and degradation of habitat. Taxonomy The shrew ...
, ''N. villai'' *** '' N. repenningi'' *** '' N. jacksoni'' *** '' N. harrisi'' *** '' N. dalquesti'' * Tribe Soricini ** Genus ''
Sorex The genus ''Sorex'' includes many of the common shrews of Eurasia and North America, and contains at least 142 known species and subspecies. Members of this genus, known as long-tailed shrews, are the only members of the tribe Soricini of the ...
'' (long-tailed shrews) *** Subgenus ''Otisorex'' ****
Long-tailed shrew The long-tailed shrew or rock shrew (''Sorex dispar'') is a small shrew found in Atlantic Canada and the Northeastern United States. This shrew is slate grey in color with a pointed snout, a long tail, and lighter underparts. It is found on roc ...
, ''Sorex dispar'' ****
Smoky shrew The smoky shrew (''Sorex fumeus'') is a medium-sized North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the ea ...
, ''Sorex fumeus'' ****
American pygmy shrew The American pygmy shrew (''Sorex hoyi'') is a small shrew found in Northern Alaska, Canada, and the northern United States, south through the Appalachian Mountains. It was first discovered in 1831 by naturalist William Cane in Georgian Bay, ...
, ''Sorex hoyi'' **** Large-toothed shrew, ''Sorex macrodon'' ****
Carmen Mountain shrew The Carmen Mountain shrew (''Sorex milleri'') is a species of mammal Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for fee ...
, ''Sorex milleri'' ****
Dwarf shrew The dwarf shrew (''Sorex nanus'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae endemic to Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming in the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or U ...
, ''Sorex nanus'' ****
Mexican long-tailed shrew The Mexican long-tailed shrew (''Sorex oreopolus'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North Ame ...
, ''Sorex oreopolus'' **** Orizaba long-tailed shrew, ''Sorex orizabae'' **** Ornate shrew, ''Sorex ornatus'' **** Inyo shrew, ''Sorex tenellus'' ****
Verapaz shrew The Verapaz shrew (''Sorex veraepacis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Guatemala and Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North ...
, ''Sorex veraepacis'' **** ''
Sorex ixtlanensis The Ixtlan shrew (''Sorex ixtlanensis'') is a species of mammal Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding ...
'' (Carraway, 2007) **** ''Sorex vagrans'' complex ***** Glacier Bay water shrew, ''Sorex alaskanus'' ***** Baird's shrew, ''Sorex bairdii'' ***** Marsh shrew, ''Sorex bendirii'' ***** Montane shrew, ''Sorex monticolus'' *****
New Mexico shrew The New Mexico shrew (''Sorex neomexicanus'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found only in New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , Larges ...
, ''Sorex neomexicanus'' ***** Pacific shrew, ''Sorex pacificus'' ***** American water shrew, ''Sorex palustris'' ***** Fog shrew, ''Sorex sonomae'' *****
Vagrant shrew The vagrant shrew (''Sorex vagrans''), also known as the wandering shrew, is a medium-sized North American shrew. At one time, the montane shrew and the Orizaba long-tailed shrew were considered to belong to the same species. Range and habitat T ...
, ''Sorex vagrans'' **** ''Sorex cinereus'' group *****
Kamchatka shrew The Kamchatka shrew (''Sorex camtschatica'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning ...
, ''Sorex camtschatica'' *****
Cinereus shrew The cinereus shrew or masked shrew (''Sorex cinereus'') is a small shrew found in Alaska, Canada, and the northern United States. This is the most widely distributed shrew in North America, where it is also known as the common shrew. Descriptio ...
, ''Sorex cinereus'' *****
Prairie shrew The prairie shrew (''Sorex haydeni'') is a small shrew found in the Canadian prairies and midwestern United States. At one time, this species was considered to be a subspecies of the similar cinereus shrew, ''S. cinereus''. It is brown in c ...
, ''Sorex haydeni'' *****
Saint Lawrence Island shrew The Saint Lawrence Island shrew (''Sorex jacksoni'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found only on Alaska's St. Lawrence Island St. Lawrence Island ( ess, Sivuqaq, russian: Остров Святого Лаврентия, ...
, ''Sorex jacksoni'' ***** Paramushir shrew, ''Sorex leucogaster'' ***** Southeastern shrew, ''Sorex longirostris'' ***** Mount Lyell shrew, ''Sorex lyelli'' *****
Portenko's shrew Portenko's shrew (''Sorex portenkoi'') is a species of mammal Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nu ...
, ''Sorex portenkoi'' ***** Preble's shrew, ''Sorex preblei'' *****
Pribilof Island shrew The Pribilof Island shrew (''Sorex pribilofensis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found only on Alaska's Pribilof Islands The Pribilof Islands (formerly the Northern Fur Seal Islands; ale, Amiq, russian: Остр� ...
, ''Sorex pribilofensis'' *****
Olympic shrew The Olympic shrew (''Sorex rohweri'') is a rare species of shrew that lives in only 13 spots in northwest Washington state and, a recent discovery, in Burns Bog, located in Delta, BC. Not much is known about this species. It was only described ...
, ''Sorex rohweri'' *****
Barren ground shrew The barren ground shrew (''Sorex ugyunak'') is a small shrew found in northern Canada west of Hudson Bay and in Alaska. At one time, this species was considered to be a subspecies of the similar cinereus shrew (''S. cinereus''). It is similar ...
, ''Sorex ugyunak'' *** Subgenus ''Sorex'' ****
Dneper common shrew The Dneper common shrew (''Sorex averini'') is a species of mammal Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feedin ...
, ''Sorex averini'' ****
Lesser striped shrew The lesser striped shrew (''Sorex bedfordiae'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in China, Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating ...
, ''Sorex bedfordiae'' **** Stripe-backed shrew, ''Sorex cylindricauda'' ****
Chinese highland shrew The Chinese highland shrew (''Sorex excelsus'') is a species of shrew in the family Soricidae. It is found in China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous coun ...
, ''Sorex excelsus'' ****
Azumi shrew The Azumi shrew (''Sorex hosonoi'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Japan, where it is found in the mountainous regions of central Honshu Island. It is a close relative of the Eurasian least shrew (Sorex minutis ...
, ''Sorex hosonoi'' ****
Chinese shrew The Chinese shrew or dusky shrew (''Sorex sinalis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to China, where it occurs in Gansu, Sichuan (including Jiuzhaigou), and Shaanxi Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see #Name, § ...
, ''Sorex sinalis'' ****
Alaska tiny shrew The Alaska tiny shrew (''Sorex yukonicus'') is a species of shrew. It is endemic to Alaska. This species was formerly included under the description of the Eurasian least shrew (''S. minutissimus''). It was described as a separate species in 1997 ...
, ''Sorex yukonicus'' **** ''Sorex alpinus'' group ***** Alpine shrew, ''Sorex alpinus'' *****
Ussuri shrew The Ussuri shrew (''Sorex mirabilis''), also known as the giant shrew, is a species of shrew found in Northeast Asia. An adult Ussuri shrew has a total length including the tail of . It is found in valleys and on the forested slopes of mountains ...
, ''Sorex mirabilis'' **** ''Sorex araneus'' group *****
Valais shrew The Valais shrew (''Sorex antinorii'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. Taxonomy Its karyotype has 2n = 24/25 and FN = 40. Until 2002, it was viewed as a chromosomal race of the wide-ranging and karyotypically polymorphic spec ...
, ''Sorex antinorii'' ***** Common shrew, ''Sorex araneus'' *****
Udine shrew The Udine shrew (''Sorex arunchi'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in the Udine province of north-east Italy and in western Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: ...
, ''Sorex arunchi'' *****
Millet's shrew The crowned shrew or Millet's shrew (''Sorex coronatus'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and the British island of Jer ...
, ''Sorex coronatus'' *****
Siberian large-toothed shrew The Siberian large-toothed shrew (''Sorex daphaenodon'') is a species of shrew. An adult Siberian large-toothed shrew has a weight of and a body length of , with a tail of . This species is found across Northeast Asia, from Mongolia through n ...
, ''Sorex daphaenodon'' *****
Iberian shrew The Iberian shrew or Lagranja shrew (''Sorex granarius'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Portugal and Spain. Description Relative to other ''Sorex'' species, ''S. granarius'' is intermediate in size, with a tot ...
, ''Sorex granarius'' *****
Caucasian shrew The Caucasian shrew (''Sorex satunini'') is a species of mammal Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding ...
, ''Sorex satunini'' **** ''Sorex arcticus'' group *****
Arctic shrew The Arctic shrew (''Sorex arcticus''), also known as the blackback shrew or saddlebacked shrew, is a medium-sized shrew found in Canada and the northern United States. Separate species status has been proposed for the maritime shrew (''Sorex mari ...
, ''Sorex arcticus'' *****
Maritime shrew The maritime shrew (''Sorex maritimensis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend f ...
, ''Sorex maritimensis'' **** ''Sorex tundrensis'' group *****
Tien Shan shrew The Tien Shan shrew (''Sorex asper'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in China and Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and ...
, ''Sorex asper'' ***** Gansu shrew, ''Sorex cansulus'' *****
Tundra shrew The tundra shrew (''Sorex tundrensis'') is a small shrew found in Alaska, the northern Yukon Territory, the MacKenzie Delta region of the Northwest Territories, extreme northwestern British ColumbiaNagorsen, D. 1996. Opossums, shrews and moles of ...
, ''Sorex tundrensis'' **** ''Sorex minutus'' group *****
Buchara shrew The Buchara shrew or Pamir shrew (''Sorex buchariensis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in the Pamir Mountains The Pamir Mountains are a mountain range between Central Asia and Pakistan. It is located at a junct ...
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Kozlov's shrew Kozlov's shrew (''Sorex kozlovi'') is a red-toothed shrew found only at the Mekong River, Tibet, China. It is listed as a data deficient A data deficient (DD) species is one which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservati ...
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Caucasian pygmy shrew The Caucasian pygmy shrew or Ukrainian shrew (''Sorex volnuchini'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine, East Azerbaijan Province in Iran, and Turkey Turkey ( tr, ...
, ''Sorex volnuchini'' **** ''Sorex caecutiens'' group *****
Laxmann's shrew Laxmann's shrew (''Sorex caecutiens''), or the masked shrew, is a species of shrew. Its range extends from northern Scandinavia and the Baltic to the Sea of Japan, including Hokkaidō, Sakhalin, and the Korean Peninsula. It favours mountain fores ...
, ''Sorex caecutiens'' ***** Taiga shrew, ''Sorex isodon'' ***** Eurasian least shrew, ''Sorex minutissimus'' ***** Eurasian pygmy shrew, ''Sorex minutus'' *****
Flat-skulled shrew The flat-skulled shrew (''Sorex roboratus'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Mongolia, China and Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental ...
, ''Sorex roboratus'' ***** Shinto shrew, ''Sorex shinto'' ***** Long-clawed shrew, ''Sorex unguiculatus'' **** ''Sorex gracillimus'' group ***** Slender shrew, ''Sorex gracillimus'' **** ''Sorex raddei'' group *****
Radde's shrew Radde's shrew (''Sorex raddei'') is a species of mammal Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) ...
, ''Sorex raddei'' **** ''Sorex samniticus'' group ***** Apennine shrew, ''Sorex samniticus'' *** Subgenus ''
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Arizona shrew The Arizona shrew (''Sorex arizonae'') is a species of shrew native to North America. Description The Arizona shrew is one of the smaller species of shrew, with a head and body in length, and a tail about long. When fully grown, they weigh an ...
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Zacatecas shrew The Zacatecas shrew (''Sorex emarginatus'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Mexico. It inhabits the southeastern Sierra Madre Occidental The Sierra Madre Occidental is a major mountain range system of the No ...
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Merriam's shrew Merriam's shrew (''Sorex merriami'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to the western United States and extreme southern British Columbia in Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces a ...
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Kashmir pygmy shrew The Kashmir pygmy shrew (''Sorex planiceps'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by ar ...
, ''Sorex planiceps'' **** Saussure's shrew, ''Sorex saussurei'' **** ''
Sorex mediopua The Jalisco shrew (''Sorex mediopua'') is a species of mammal Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding ( ...
'' (Carraway, 2007) **** Sclater's shrew, ''Sorex sclateri'' ****
San Cristobal shrew The San Cristobal shrew (''Sorex stizodon'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Mexico. It is known only from the Huitepec Ecological Reserve west of San Cristóbal de las Casas in the Chiapas Highlands of central ...
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Tibetan shrew The Tibetan shrew (''Sorex thibetanus'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in western China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous co ...
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Trowbridge's shrew Trowbridge's shrew (''Sorex trowbridgii'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in southern British Columbia in Canada and in Washington, Oregon, and California in the United States. Taxonomy Trowbridge's shrew was first ...
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Chestnut-bellied shrew The chestnut-bellied shrew (''Sorex ventralis'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North Americ ...
, ''Sorex ventralis'' **** Veracruz shrew, ''Sorex veraecrucis''


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