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Ussuri shrew

Sorex mirabilis Ognev, 1937

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The ussuri shrew (Sorex mirabilis) is a species in the family Soricidae, order Eulipotyphla. Recorded adults weigh about 15 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Data Deficient.

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Quick facts about the ussuri shrew

Weight
15 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Age at maturity
11.1 monthssrc for Age at maturity
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 ussuri shrew live?

Not recorded

What is the ussuri shrew?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Ussuri shrew (Sorex mirabilis), also known as the giant shrew, is a species of shrew found in Northeast Asia. An adult Ussuri shrew has a total length including the tail of 137 to 170 mm (5.4 to 6.7 in). It is found in valleys and on the forested slopes of mountains in the Korean Peninsula, northeastern China, and the Russian Far East. It is rarely observed, and its ecology is largely unknown.

From the Wikipedia article “Ussuri shrew” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ussuri_shrew&oldid=1347119596), 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 ussuri shrew endangered?

The ussuri 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 ussuri shrew classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderEulipotyphla
  5. familySoricidae
  6. genusSorex
  7. SpeciesSorex mirabilis Ognev, 1937
Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Giant shrewEnglish
  • rejsek podivnýCzech
  • ussurinpäästäinenFinnish
  • オニトガリネズミJapanese
  • 큰첨서Korean
  • ryjówka ussuryjskaPolish
  • Гигантская бурозубкаRussian
  • Burozubka GigantskayaRussian

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Relatives of the ussuri shrew

Other species in the same genus Sorex.

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Common questions

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How big is the ussuri shrew?

An adult ussuri shrew weighs 15 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the ussuri shrew endangered?

The ussuri shrew is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List, meaning it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.

What kind of animal is the ussuri shrew?

The ussuri shrew (Sorex mirabilis) belongs to the family Soricidae in the order Eulipotyphla.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ussuri shrew (Sorex mirabilis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ussuri-shrew

MLA

“Ussuri shrew (Sorex mirabilis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ussuri-shrew.

BibTeX
@misc{ussuri_shrew_2026,
  title = {Ussuri shrew (Sorex mirabilis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ussuri-shrew},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}