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Crowned shrew

Sorex coronatus Millet, 1828

LCLeast Concernmammals

The crowned shrew (Sorex coronatus) is a species in the family Soricidae, order Eulipotyphla. Recorded adults weigh 8.4 g to 9.6 g and live up to 1.67 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Crowned shrew (Sorex coronatus)
Photo: Simon J. Tonge · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the crowned shrew

Weight
8.4 g – 9.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
1.67 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
3.2 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
21.3 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
6.03src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
10.5 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

Photos of the crowned shrew

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Crowned shrew (Sorex coronatus)
Pierre-Aimé Millet · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the crowned shrew live?

Not recorded

What is the crowned shrew?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The crowned shrew or Millet's shrew (Sorex coronatus) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and the British island of Jersey. It is almost indistinguishable from the common shrew; its habits and habitats are identical. However it has a different karyotype, is slightly smaller, and has small morphological differences, such as a longer rostrum (upper tooth-row and mandible) relative to length of skull.

From the Wikipedia article “Crowned shrew” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crowned_shrew&oldid=1313919911), 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 crowned shrew endangered?

The crowned 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 crowned shrew classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderEulipotyphla
  5. familySoricidae
  6. genusSorex
  7. SpeciesSorex coronatus Millet, 1828

Synonyms Sorex coronatus coronatus, Sorex coronatus euronotus

Other names and names in other languages (19)
  • French shrewEnglish
  • Jersey shrew, french shrew, millets shrewEnglish
  • Millet's shrewEnglish
  • Millet's shrewEnglish
  • Millet’s shrewEnglish
  • Musaranya de MilletCatalan
  • rejsek západoevropskýCzech
  • SchabrackenspitzmausGerman
  • ΚορωνομυγαλήGreek
  • Musaraña tricolorSpanish
  • Musaraña de MilletSpanish
  • ranskanpäästäinenFinnish
  • Musaraigne couronnéFrench
  • Musaraigne couronnéeFrench
  • Twakleurige boskpipermûsWestern Frisian
  • フランストガリネズミJapanese
  • VestspissmusNorwegian Bokmål
  • Tweekleurige bosspitsmuisDutch
  • ryjówka zwieńczonaPolish

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the crowned shrew

Other species in the same genus Sorex.

CompareCrowned shrew vs Eurasian pygmy shrewCrowned shrew vs Common shrewCrowned shrew vs Laxmann's shrewCrowned shrew vs Eurasian least shrew

Common questions

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How big is the crowned shrew?

An adult crowned shrew weighs 8.4 g – 9.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the crowned shrew endangered?

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

How long does the crowned shrew live?

The crowned shrew has a recorded lifespan of 1.67 years.

How long is the crowned shrew pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 21.3 days.

What kind of animal is the crowned shrew?

The crowned shrew (Sorex coronatus) belongs to the family Soricidae in the order Eulipotyphla.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Crowned shrew (Sorex coronatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/crowned-shrew

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BibTeX
@misc{crowned_shrew_2026,
  title = {Crowned shrew (Sorex coronatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/crowned-shrew},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}