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Cristobal shrew

Sorex cristobalensis Jackson, 1925

Status not recordedmammals

The cristobal shrew (Sorex cristobalensis) is a species in the family Soricidae, order Eulipotyphla.

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Quick facts about the cristobal shrew

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the cristobal shrew live?

Not recorded

Is the cristobal shrew endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the cristobal shrew classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderEulipotyphla
  5. familySoricidae
  6. genusSorex
  7. SpeciesSorex cristobalensis Jackson, 1925

Synonyms Sorex salvini cristobalensis, Sorex saussurei cristobalensis, Sorex veraecrucis cristobalensis

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Saussure's shrewEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cristobal shrew

Other species in the same genus Sorex.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the cristobal shrew?

The cristobal shrew (Sorex cristobalensis) belongs to the family Soricidae in the order Eulipotyphla.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cristobal shrew (Sorex cristobalensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cristobal-shrew

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“Cristobal shrew (Sorex cristobalensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cristobal-shrew.

BibTeX
@misc{cristobal_shrew_2026,
  title = {Cristobal shrew (Sorex cristobalensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cristobal-shrew},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}