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Large-toothed shrew

Sorex macrodon Merriam, 1895

VUVulnerablemammals

The large-toothed shrew (Sorex macrodon) is a species in the family Soricidae, order Eulipotyphla. Recorded adults weigh 7 g to 8.61 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Large-toothed shrew (Sorex macrodon)
Photo: Katie Sayers · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the large-toothed shrew

Weight
7 g – 8.61 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
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the large-toothed shrew live?

Not recorded

What is the large-toothed shrew?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The large-toothed shrew or Mexican large-toothed shrew (Sorex macrodon) is one of 77 species within the genus Sorex. Registered on the IUCN Red List as vulnerable with a decreasing population, the Mexican large-toothed shrew has been recorded only 14 times in seven locations. The shrew is a member of the red-toothed shrew subfamily Soricinae, and the more taxonomically defined tribe Soricini. Members of the latter category exhibit long tails relative to body size.

From the Wikipedia article “Large-toothed shrew” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Large-toothed_shrew&oldid=1381764588), 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 large-toothed shrew endangered?

The large-toothed shrew is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the large-toothed shrew classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderEulipotyphla
  5. familySoricidae
  6. genusSorex
  7. SpeciesSorex macrodon Merriam, 1895
Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Musaraña dientudaSpanish
  • hammaspäästäinenFinnish
  • オオバトガリネズミJapanese
  • Ryjówka wielkozębnaPolish
  • Большезубая бурозубкаRussian

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Relatives of the large-toothed shrew

Other species in the same genus Sorex.

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Common questions

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How big is the large-toothed shrew?

An adult large-toothed shrew weighs 7 g – 8.61 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the large-toothed shrew endangered?

The large-toothed 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 large-toothed shrew?

The large-toothed shrew (Sorex macrodon) belongs to the family Soricidae in the order Eulipotyphla.

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BibTeX
@misc{large_toothed_shrew_2026,
  title = {Large-toothed shrew (Sorex macrodon)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-toothed-shrew},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}