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Merriam's shrew

Sorex merriami Dobson, 1890

LCLeast Concernmammals

The merriam's shrew (Sorex merriami) is a species in the family Soricidae, order Eulipotyphla. Recorded adults weigh 5 g to 5.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Merriam's shrew (Sorex merriami)
Photo: Ixfd64 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the merriam's shrew

Weight
5 g – 5.9 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
6src for Young per litter or clutch
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

Where does the merriam's shrew live?

Not recorded

What is the merriam's shrew?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Merriam's shrew (Sorex merriami) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to the western United States and extreme southern British Columbia in Canada.

From the Wikipedia article “Merriam's shrew” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merriam%27s_shrew&oldid=1384665125), 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 merriam's shrew endangered?

The merriam's 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 merriam's shrew classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderEulipotyphla
  5. familySoricidae
  6. genusSorex
  7. SpeciesSorex merriami Dobson, 1890

Synonyms Sorex merriami leucogenys

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • rejsek MerriamůvCzech
  • Merriam-SpitzmausGerman
  • Musaraña de MerriamSpanish
  • kuivakkopäästäinenFinnish
  • musaraigne de MerriamFrench
  • メリアムトガリネズミJapanese
  • Merriams SpitsmuisDutch
  • Ryjówka mahoniowaPolish
  • Бурозубка МерриамаRussian

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Relatives of the merriam's shrew

Other species in the same genus Sorex.

CompareMerriam's shrew vs Eurasian pygmy shrewMerriam's shrew vs Common shrewMerriam's shrew vs Laxmann's shrewMerriam's shrew vs Eurasian least shrew

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the merriam's shrew?

An adult merriam's shrew weighs 5 g – 5.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the merriam's shrew endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the merriam's shrew?

The merriam's shrew (Sorex merriami) belongs to the family Soricidae in the order Eulipotyphla.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{merriams_shrew_2026,
  title = {Merriam's shrew (Sorex merriami)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/merriams-shrew},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}