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Buchara shrew

Sorex buchariensis Ognev, 1921

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The buchara shrew (Sorex buchariensis) is a species in the family Soricidae, order Eulipotyphla. Recorded adults weigh about 4.61 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Data Deficient.

Buchara shrew (Sorex buchariensis)
Photo: А. Исаков, В. Колганов · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the buchara shrew

Weight
4.61 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
Data Deficient (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the buchara shrew live?

Not recorded

What is the buchara shrew?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Buchara shrew or Pamir shrew (Sorex buchariensis) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. It lives in mountain birch and poplar forests on slopes and piedmonts.

From the Wikipedia article “Buchara shrew” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Buchara_shrew&oldid=1332502139), 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 buchara shrew endangered?

The buchara shrew is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List: it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Data Deficient species. What the categories mean.

How is the buchara shrew classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderEulipotyphla
  5. familySoricidae
  6. genusSorex
  7. SpeciesSorex buchariensis Ognev, 1921
Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Pamir shrewEnglish
  • Pamir shrewEnglish
  • rejsek pamírskýCzech
  • pamirinpäästäinenFinnish
  • パミールトガリネズミJapanese
  • ryjówka bucharskaPolish
  • Бухарская бурозубкаRussian

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Relatives of the buchara shrew

Other species in the same genus Sorex.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the buchara shrew?

An adult buchara shrew weighs 4.61 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the buchara shrew endangered?

The buchara shrew is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List, meaning it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.

What kind of animal is the buchara shrew?

The buchara shrew (Sorex buchariensis) belongs to the family Soricidae in the order Eulipotyphla.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{buchara_shrew_2026,
  title = {Buchara shrew (Sorex buchariensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/buchara-shrew},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}