Carmen mountain shrew
Sorex milleri Jackson, 1947
The carmen mountain shrew (Sorex milleri) is a species in the family Soricidae, order Eulipotyphla. Recorded adults weigh 4.07 g to 7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Quick facts about the carmen mountain shrew
- Weight
- 4.07 g – 7 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
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the carmen mountain shrew live?
Not recorded
What is the carmen mountain shrew?
The Carmen Mountain shrew (Sorex milleri) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Mexico.
From the Wikipedia article “Carmen Mountain shrew” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carmen_Mountain_shrew&oldid=1314032365), 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 carmen mountain shrew endangered?
The carmen mountain shrew is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- 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 Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.
How is the carmen mountain shrew classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderEulipotyphla
- familySoricidae
- genusSorex
- SpeciesSorex milleri Jackson, 1947
Other names and names in other languages (8)
- rejsek MillerůvCzech
- Miller-SpitzmausGerman
- Musaraña de Sierra del CarmenSpanish
- sierramadrenpäästäinenFinnish
- カルメントガリネズミJapanese
- Nehrings BergmuisDutch
- ryjówka ściółkowaPolish
- Северомексиканская бурозубкаRussian
Relatives of the carmen mountain 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
CompareCarmen mountain shrew vs Eurasian pygmy shrewCarmen mountain shrew vs Common shrewCarmen mountain shrew vs Laxmann's shrewCarmen mountain shrew vs Eurasian least shrew
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the carmen mountain shrew?
An adult carmen mountain shrew weighs 4.07 g – 7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the carmen mountain shrew endangered?
The carmen mountain shrew is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the carmen mountain shrew?
The carmen mountain shrew (Sorex milleri) 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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