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Maritime shrew

Sorex maritimensis Smith, 1939

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The maritime shrew (Sorex maritimensis) is a species in the family Soricidae, order Eulipotyphla. Recorded adults weigh about 8.2 g and live up to 1.5 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Maritime shrew (Sorex maritimensis)
Photo: scaup · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the maritime shrew

Weight
8.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
1.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
17 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
6.63src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
11.4 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1.9src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the maritime shrew live?

Not recorded

What is the maritime shrew?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The maritime shrew (Sorex maritimensis) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in Canada.

From the Wikipedia article “Maritime shrew” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maritime_shrew&oldid=1342365567), 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 maritime shrew endangered?

The maritime 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 maritime shrew classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderEulipotyphla
  5. familySoricidae
  6. genusSorex
  7. SpeciesSorex maritimensis Smith, 1939

Synonyms Sorex arcticus maritimensis

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • MeerspitzmausGerman
  • musaraigne des MaritimesFrench
  • ウミベトガリネズミJapanese
  • ryjówka nadmorskaPolish

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the maritime 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 maritime shrew?

An adult maritime shrew weighs 8.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the maritime shrew endangered?

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

How long does the maritime shrew live?

The maritime shrew has a recorded lifespan of 1.5 years.

How long is the maritime shrew pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 17 days.

What kind of animal is the maritime shrew?

The maritime shrew (Sorex maritimensis) belongs to the family Soricidae in the order Eulipotyphla.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Maritime shrew (Sorex maritimensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/maritime-shrew

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BibTeX
@misc{maritime_shrew_2026,
  title = {Maritime shrew (Sorex maritimensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/maritime-shrew},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}