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Preble's shrew

Sorex preblei Jackson, 1922

LCLeast Concernmammals

The preble's shrew (Sorex preblei) is a species in the family Soricidae, order Eulipotyphla. Recorded adults weigh 3.1 g to 3.14 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the preble's shrew

Weight
3.1 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
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the preble's shrew live?

Not recorded

What is the preble's shrew?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Preble's shrew (Sorex preblei) is a small shrew distributed across the Great Basin of the United States and southern British Columbia in Canada.

From the Wikipedia article “Preble's shrew” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Preble%27s_shrew&oldid=1315120184), 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 preble's shrew endangered?

The preble'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 preble's shrew classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderEulipotyphla
  5. familySoricidae
  6. genusSorex
  7. SpeciesSorex preblei Jackson, 1922
Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Malheur shrewEnglish
  • Preble’s shrewEnglish
  • rejsek PrebleůvCzech
  • Musaraña de PrebleSpanish
  • marunapäästäinenFinnish
  • musaraigne de PrebleFrench
  • オレゴントガリネズミJapanese
  • Prebles SpitsmuisDutch
  • ryjówka zaroślowaPolish
  • Орегонская бурозубкаRussian

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Relatives of the preble's shrew

Other species in the same genus Sorex.

ComparePreble's shrew vs Eurasian pygmy shrewPreble's shrew vs Common shrewPreble's shrew vs Laxmann's shrewPreble's shrew vs Eurasian least shrew

Common questions

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How big is the preble's shrew?

An adult preble's shrew weighs 3.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the preble's shrew endangered?

The preble'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 preble's shrew?

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Preble's shrew (Sorex preblei). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/prebles-shrew

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BibTeX
@misc{prebles_shrew_2026,
  title = {Preble's shrew (Sorex preblei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/prebles-shrew},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}