Southeastern shrew
Sorex longirostris Bachman, 1837
The southeastern shrew (Sorex longirostris) is a species in the family Soricidae, order Eulipotyphla. Recorded adults weigh 3.49 g to 3.58 g and live up to 1.17 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Quick facts about the southeastern shrew
- Weight
- 3.49 g – 3.58 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 1.17 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.87src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 3.97 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 2src 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 southeastern shrew live?
Not recorded
What is the southeastern shrew?
The southeastern shrew (Sorex longirostris) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in the southeastern United States.
From the Wikipedia article “Southeastern shrew” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Southeastern_shrew&oldid=1315226985), 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 southeastern shrew endangered?
The southeastern shrew is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 southeastern shrew classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderEulipotyphla
- familySoricidae
- genusSorex
- SpeciesSorex longirostris Bachman, 1837
Synonyms Sorex wagneri
Other names and names in other languages (8)
- rejsek jihovýchodníCzech
- Südöstliche SpitzmausGerman
- carolinanpäästäinenFinnish
- Musaraigne du sud-estFrench
- ハシナガトガリネズミJapanese
- Zuidoostelijke SpitsmuisDutch
- ryjówka mokradłowaPolish
- Длинномордая бурозубкаRussian
Relatives of the southeastern 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
CompareSoutheastern shrew vs Eurasian pygmy shrewSoutheastern shrew vs Common shrewSoutheastern shrew vs Laxmann's shrewSoutheastern shrew vs Eurasian least shrew
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the southeastern shrew?
An adult southeastern shrew weighs 3.49 g – 3.58 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the southeastern shrew endangered?
The southeastern shrew is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the southeastern shrew live?
The southeastern shrew has a recorded lifespan of 1.17 years.
What kind of animal is the southeastern shrew?
The southeastern shrew (Sorex longirostris) 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
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