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Azumi shrew

Sorex hosonoi Imaizumi, 1954

LCLeast Concernmammals

The azumi shrew (Sorex hosonoi) is a species in the family Soricidae, order Eulipotyphla. Recorded adults weigh 3.25 g to 7.09 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the azumi shrew

Weight
3.25 g – 7.09 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
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 azumi shrew live?

Not recorded

What is the azumi shrew?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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 minutissimus). It is threatened by habitat loss.

From the Wikipedia article “Azumi shrew” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Azumi_shrew&oldid=1381619135), 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 azumi shrew endangered?

The azumi shrew is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. 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 azumi shrew classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderEulipotyphla
  5. familySoricidae
  6. genusSorex
  7. SpeciesSorex hosonoi Imaizumi, 1954
Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Azumi-SpitzmausGerman
  • Musaraña de AzumiSpanish
  • japaninpikkupäästäinenFinnish
  • Musaraigne d'HosonoFrench
  • アズミトガリネズミJapanese
  • 亜種アズミトガリネズミJapanese
  • 亜種シロウマトガリネズミJapanese
  • 아즈미뒤쥐Korean
  • ryjówka japońskaPolish
  • Бурозубка АзумиRussian
  • Азумийская бурозубкаRussian
  • 本州鼩鼱Chinese

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Relatives of the azumi shrew

Other species in the same genus Sorex.

CompareAzumi shrew vs Eurasian pygmy shrewAzumi shrew vs Common shrewAzumi shrew vs Laxmann's shrewAzumi shrew vs Eurasian least shrew

Common questions

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How big is the azumi shrew?

An adult azumi shrew weighs 3.25 g – 7.09 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the azumi shrew endangered?

The azumi shrew is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the azumi shrew?

The azumi shrew (Sorex hosonoi) belongs to the family Soricidae in the order Eulipotyphla.

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BibTeX
@misc{azumi_shrew_2026,
  title = {Azumi shrew (Sorex hosonoi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/azumi-shrew},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}