New Mexico shrew
Sorex neomexicanus Bailey, 1913
The new mexico shrew (Sorex neomexicanus) is a species in the family Soricidae, order Eulipotyphla. Recorded adults weigh about 5.99 g and live up to 1.5 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Data Deficient.
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Quick facts about the new mexico shrew
- Weight
- 5.99 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 1.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 2.08 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 20.3 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 5.71src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 12.9 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 2src for Litters or clutches a year
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Data Deficient (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the new mexico shrew live?
Not recorded
What is the new mexico shrew?
The New Mexico shrew (Sorex neomexicanus) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found only in New Mexico in the Capitan and Sandia-Manzano Mountains.
Its total length is 103 to 121 mm (4.1 to 4.8 in). Its tail length is 39 to 54 mm (1.5 to 2.1 in). It weighs 6 to 8 g (0.21 to 0.28 oz). It was included in Sorex monticolus until 1996. It is distinguished from Sorex monticolus by its teeth. The row of unicuspid teeth is longer in Sorex neomexicanus than in Sorex monticolus, and Sorex neomexicanus has a wider space between its first upper unicuspid and second upper unicuspid (going from front to back) than Sorex monticolus does.
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Is the new mexico shrew endangered?
The new mexico shrew is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List: it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Data Deficient species. What the categories mean.
How is the new mexico shrew classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderEulipotyphla
- familySoricidae
- genusSorex
- SpeciesSorex neomexicanus Bailey, 1913
Synonyms Sorex monticolus neomexicanus, Sorex obscurus neomexicanus
Relatives of the new mexico shrew
Other species in the same genus Sorex.
Eurasian pygmy shrew
Sorex minutus
Common shrew
Sorex araneus
Laxmann's shrew
Sorex caecutiens
Eurasian least shrew
Sorex minutissimus
Alpine shrew
Sorex alpinus
Taiga shrew
Sorex isodon
CompareNew Mexico shrew vs Eurasian pygmy shrewNew Mexico shrew vs Common shrewNew Mexico shrew vs Laxmann's shrewNew Mexico shrew vs Eurasian least shrew
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the new mexico shrew?
An adult new mexico shrew weighs 5.99 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the new mexico shrew endangered?
The new mexico shrew is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List, meaning it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.
How long does the new mexico shrew live?
The new mexico shrew has a recorded lifespan of 1.5 years.
How long is the new mexico shrew pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 20.3 days.
What kind of animal is the new mexico shrew?
The new mexico shrew (Sorex neomexicanus) belongs to the family Soricidae in the order Eulipotyphla.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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