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Verapaz shrew

Sorex veraepacis Alston, 1877

LCLeast Concernmammals

The verapaz shrew (Sorex veraepacis) is a species in the family Soricidae, order Eulipotyphla. Recorded adults weigh about 7.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the verapaz shrew

Weight
7.5 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
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 verapaz shrew live?

Not recorded

What is the verapaz shrew?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Verapaz shrew (Sorex veraepacis) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Guatemala and Mexico.

From the Wikipedia article “Verapaz shrew” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Verapaz_shrew&oldid=1315336091), 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 verapaz shrew endangered?

The verapaz 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 verapaz shrew classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderEulipotyphla
  5. familySoricidae
  6. genusSorex
  7. SpeciesSorex veraepacis Alston, 1877

Synonyms Corsira temlyas, Sorex veraepacis veraepacis

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • rejsek verapazskýCzech
  • Musaraña de VerapazSpanish
  • oaxacanpäästäinenFinnish
  • ベラパズトガリネズミJapanese
  • Ryjówka gwatemalskaPolish
  • Верапазская бурозубкаRussian

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Relatives of the verapaz 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 verapaz shrew?

An adult verapaz shrew weighs 7.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the verapaz shrew endangered?

The verapaz 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 verapaz shrew?

The verapaz shrew (Sorex veraepacis) belongs to the family Soricidae in the order Eulipotyphla.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Verapaz shrew (Sorex veraepacis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/verapaz-shrew

MLA

“Verapaz shrew (Sorex veraepacis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/verapaz-shrew.

BibTeX
@misc{verapaz_shrew_2026,
  title = {Verapaz shrew (Sorex veraepacis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/verapaz-shrew},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}