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Portenko's shrew

Sorex portenkoi Stroganov, 1956

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The portenko's shrew (Sorex portenkoi) is a species in the family Soricidae, order Eulipotyphla. Recorded adults weigh 4.5 g to 5.2 g and live up to 1.63 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Data Deficient.

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Quick facts about the portenko's shrew

Weight
4.5 g – 5.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
1.63 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
2.5 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
18.1 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
6.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
7.96 months – 12 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
Data Deficient (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the portenko's shrew live?

Not recorded

What is the portenko's shrew?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Portenko's shrew (Sorex portenkoi) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae that is endemic to Russia.

From the Wikipedia article “Portenko's shrew” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portenko%27s_shrew&oldid=1314564412), 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 portenko's shrew endangered?

The portenko's 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 portenko's shrew classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderEulipotyphla
  5. familySoricidae
  6. genusSorex
  7. SpeciesSorex portenkoi Stroganov, 1956
Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Portenko’s shrewEnglish
  • rejsek PortenkůvCzech
  • beringinpäästäinenFinnish
  • ポルテンコトガリネズミJapanese
  • ryjówka czukockaPolish

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Relatives of the portenko's shrew

Other species in the same genus Sorex.

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Common questions

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How big is the portenko's shrew?

An adult portenko's shrew weighs 4.5 g – 5.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the portenko's shrew endangered?

The portenko's 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 portenko's shrew live?

The portenko's shrew has a recorded lifespan of 1.63 years.

How long is the portenko's shrew pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 18.1 days.

What kind of animal is the portenko's shrew?

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

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Portenko's shrew (Sorex portenkoi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/portenkos-shrew

MLA

“Portenko's shrew (Sorex portenkoi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/portenkos-shrew.

BibTeX
@misc{portenkos_shrew_2026,
  title = {Portenko's shrew (Sorex portenkoi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/portenkos-shrew},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}