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Veracruz shrew

Sorex veraecrucis Jackson, 1925

LCLeast Concernmammals

The veracruz shrew (Sorex veraecrucis) is a species in the family Soricidae, order Eulipotyphla. Recorded adults weigh about 4.65 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the veracruz shrew

Weight
4.65 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
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the veracruz shrew live?

Not recorded

What is the veracruz shrew?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Veracruz shrew (Sorex veraecrucis) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Mexico.

The Veracruz shrew is critically endangered as well as endemic to the cloud forests of Los Tuxtlas in Veracruz, Mexico. With warmer temperatures and increased rainfall it is believed that the Veracruz Shrew could possible go extinct by the year 2050.

From the Wikipedia article “Veracruz shrew” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veracruz_shrew&oldid=1315287460), 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 veracruz shrew endangered?

The veracruz 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 veracruz shrew classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderEulipotyphla
  5. familySoricidae
  6. genusSorex
  7. SpeciesSorex veraecrucis Jackson, 1925
Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Veracruz-SpitzmausGerman
  • Musaraña de cola larga del centroSpanish
  • ヴェラクスルトガリネズミJapanese
  • ryjówka meksykańskaPolish

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Relatives of the veracruz shrew

Other species in the same genus Sorex.

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Common questions

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How big is the veracruz shrew?

An adult veracruz shrew weighs 4.65 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the veracruz shrew endangered?

The veracruz 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 veracruz shrew?

The veracruz shrew (Sorex veraecrucis) belongs to the family Soricidae in the order Eulipotyphla.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Veracruz shrew (Sorex veraecrucis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/veracruz-shrew

MLA

“Veracruz shrew (Sorex veraecrucis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/veracruz-shrew.

BibTeX
@misc{veracruz_shrew_2026,
  title = {Veracruz shrew (Sorex veraecrucis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/veracruz-shrew},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}