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Smoky shrew

Sorex fumeus G. M. Miller, 1895

LCLeast Concernmammals

The smoky shrew (Sorex fumeus) is a species in the family Soricidae, order Eulipotyphla. Recorded adults weigh 7.7 g to 8.02 g and live up to 1.27 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Smoky shrew (Sorex fumeus)
Photo: Max Ramirez, National Park Service · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the smoky shrew

Weight
7.7 g – 8.02 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
1.27 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
1.42 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
18.9 days – 21 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
5.25src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
10 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
2.25src for Litters or clutches a year
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 smoky shrew live?

Not recorded

What is the smoky shrew?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The smoky shrew (Sorex fumeus) is a medium-sized North American shrew found in eastern Canada and the northeastern United States and further south along the Appalachian Mountains.

From the Wikipedia article “Smoky shrew” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Smoky_shrew&oldid=1381774071), 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 smoky shrew endangered?

The smoky 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 smoky shrew classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderEulipotyphla
  5. familySoricidae
  6. genusSorex
  7. SpeciesSorex fumeus G. M. Miller, 1895
Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Smokey shrewEnglish
  • Villa-SpitzmausGerman
  • savupäästäinenFinnish
  • musaraigne fuligineuseFrench
  • イプシトガリネズミJapanese
  • RookspitsmuisDutch
  • ryjówka okopconaPolish
  • Дымчатая бурозубкаRussian

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Relatives of the smoky 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 smoky shrew?

An adult smoky shrew weighs 7.7 g – 8.02 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the smoky shrew endangered?

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

How long does the smoky shrew live?

The smoky shrew has a recorded lifespan of 1.27 years.

How long is the smoky shrew pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 18.9 days – 21 days.

What kind of animal is the smoky shrew?

The smoky shrew (Sorex fumeus) belongs to the family Soricidae in the order Eulipotyphla.

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BibTeX
@misc{smoky_shrew_2026,
  title = {Smoky shrew (Sorex fumeus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/smoky-shrew},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}