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Southeastern shrew

Sorex longirostris Bachman, 1837

LCLeast Concernmammals

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.

Southeastern shrew (Sorex longirostris)
Photo: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

  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 southeastern shrew classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderEulipotyphla
  5. familySoricidae
  6. genusSorex
  7. 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

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the southeastern 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 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.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Southeastern shrew (Sorex longirostris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/southeastern-shrew

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BibTeX
@misc{southeastern_shrew_2026,
  title = {Southeastern shrew (Sorex longirostris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/southeastern-shrew},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}