Apennine shrew
Sorex samniticus Altobello, 1926
The apennine shrew (Sorex samniticus) is a species in the family Soricidae, order Eulipotyphla. Recorded adults weigh 8.2 g to 8.25 g and live up to 2 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the apennine shrew
- Weight
- 8.25 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 2 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 3.2 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 21 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 6.56src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 10.7 months – 11 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1.9src for Litters or clutches a year
- Active
- Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the apennine shrew live?
Not recorded
What is the apennine shrew?
The Apennine shrew (Sorex samniticus) is a species of shrew in the family Soricidae.
From the Wikipedia article “Apennine shrew” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Apennine_shrew&oldid=1330491997), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the apennine shrew endangered?
The apennine shrew is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the apennine shrew classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderEulipotyphla
- familySoricidae
- genusSorex
- SpeciesSorex samniticus Altobello, 1926
Other names and names in other languages (17)
- Appenine shrewEnglish
- Appenine shrewEnglish
- Appennine shrewEnglish
- rejsek italskýCzech
- Italienische WaldspitzmausGerman
- ApenninenspitzmausGerman
- Ιταλική ΜυγαλήGreek
- MusaraSpanish
- Musaraña De Los ApeninosSpanish
- Apenniini karihiirEstonian
- italianpäästäinenFinnish
- Musaraigne des ApenninsFrench
- Toporagno appenninicoItalian
- アペニントガリネズミJapanese
- Italiaanse BosspitsmuisDutch
- Ryjówka apenińskaPolish
- Итальянская бурозубкаRussian
Relatives of the apennine shrew
Other species in the same genus Sorex.
Eurasian pygmy shrew
Sorex minutus
Common shrew
Sorex araneus
Laxmann's shrew
Sorex caecutiens
Eurasian least shrew
Sorex minutissimus
Alpine shrew
Sorex alpinus
Taiga shrew
Sorex isodon
CompareApennine shrew vs Eurasian pygmy shrewApennine shrew vs Common shrewApennine shrew vs Laxmann's shrewApennine shrew vs Eurasian least shrew
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the apennine shrew?
An adult apennine shrew weighs 8.25 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the apennine shrew endangered?
The apennine shrew is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the apennine shrew live?
The apennine shrew has a recorded lifespan of 2 years.
How long is the apennine shrew pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 21 days.
What kind of animal is the apennine shrew?
The apennine shrew (Sorex samniticus) belongs to the family Soricidae in the order Eulipotyphla.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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