genus

Sorex

Sorex is a genus in the family Soricidae. This database currently files 96 species under it, 5 of them threatened.

Species filed: 96
Threatened: 5
Countries recorded: 0
With a free photo: 36%
Weight range: 2.4 g – 16.1 g

Best-known members of Sorex

Ranked by popularity score.

Eurasian pygmy shrew

Sorex minutus

Soricidae

Common shrew

Sorex araneus

Soricidae

Laxmann's shrew

Sorex caecutiens

Soricidae

Eurasian least shrew

Sorex minutissimus

Soricidae

Alpine shrew

Sorex alpinus

Soricidae

Taiga shrew

Sorex isodon

Soricidae

Iberian shrew

Sorex granarius

Soricidae

American water shrew

Sorex palustris

Soricidae

How threatened is Sorex?

71 of 96 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN category	Species	Share of assessed
CRCritically Endangered	2	3%
ENEndangered	1	1%
VUVulnerable	2	3%
NTNear Threatened	1	1%
LCLeast Concern	56	79%
DDData Deficient	9	13%

All species in Sorex

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Weight	Countries
Eurasian pygmy shrew	Sorex minutus	Soricidae	Least Concern	4.5 g	Not recorded
Common shrew	Sorex araneus	Soricidae	Least Concern	10 g	Not recorded
Laxmann's shrew	Sorex caecutiens	Soricidae	Least Concern	5.38 g	Not recorded
Eurasian least shrew	Sorex minutissimus	Soricidae	Least Concern	2.51 g	Not recorded
Alpine shrew	Sorex alpinus	Soricidae	Near Threatened	7.8 g	Not recorded
Taiga shrew	Sorex isodon	Soricidae	Least Concern	9.35 g	Not recorded
Iberian shrew	Sorex granarius	Soricidae	Least Concern	6.28 g	Not recorded
American water shrew	Sorex palustris	Soricidae	Least Concern	13.5 g	Not recorded
Crowned shrew	Sorex coronatus	Soricidae	Least Concern	9.6 g	Not recorded
Cinereus shrew	Sorex cinereus	Soricidae	Least Concern	4.66 g	Not recorded
Long-clawed shrew	Sorex unguiculatus	Soricidae	Least Concern	9.9 g	Not recorded
Arctic shrew	Sorex arcticus	Soricidae	Least Concern	8.15 g	Not recorded
Siberian large-toothed shrew	Sorex daphaenodon	Soricidae	Least Concern	6.79 g	Not recorded
Apennine shrew	Sorex samniticus	Soricidae	Least Concern	8.25 g	Not recorded
Chinese shrew	Sorex sinalis	Soricidae	Data Deficient	9.43 g	Not recorded
Buchara shrew	Sorex buchariensis	Soricidae	Data Deficient	4.61 g	Not recorded
American pygmy shrew	Sorex hoyi	Soricidae	Least Concern	2.58 g	Not recorded
Flat-skulled shrew	Sorex roboratus	Soricidae	Least Concern	9.12 g	Not recorded
Tundra shrew	Sorex tundrensis	Soricidae	Least Concern	7.73 g	Not recorded
Valais shrew	Sorex antinorii	Soricidae	Least Concern	8.2 g	Not recorded
Tien Shan shrew	Sorex asper	Soricidae	Least Concern	7.95 g	Not recorded
Marsh shrew	Sorex bendirii	Soricidae	Least Concern	16.1 g	Not recorded
Gansu shrew	Sorex cansulus	Soricidae	Data Deficient	6.3 g	Not recorded
Long-tailed shrew	Sorex dispar	Soricidae	Least Concern	5 g	Not recorded
Radde's shrew	Sorex raddei	Soricidae	Least Concern	10 g	Not recorded
Inyo shrew	Sorex tenellus	Soricidae	Least Concern	3.75 g	Not recorded
Vagrant shrew	Sorex vagrans	Soricidae	Least Concern	5.9 g	Not recorded
Glacier Bay water shrew	Sorex alaskanus	Soricidae	Data Deficient	14 g	Not recorded
Baird's shrew	Sorex bairdi	Soricidae	Least Concern	8.33 g	Not recorded
Lesser striped shrew	Sorex bedfordiae	Soricidae	Least Concern	6.6 g	Not recorded
Chinese highland shrew	Sorex excelsus	Soricidae	Least Concern	6.79 g	Not recorded
Smoky shrew	Sorex fumeus	Soricidae	Least Concern	7.7 g	Not recorded
Slender shrew	Sorex gracillimus	Soricidae	Least Concern	5.06 g	Not recorded
Ornate shrew	Sorex ornatus	Soricidae	Least Concern	4.99 g	Not recorded
Pacific shrew	Sorex pacificus	Soricidae	Least Concern	6.71 g	Not recorded
Kashmir pygmy shrew	Sorex planiceps	Soricidae	Least Concern	4.2 g	Not recorded
Pribilof island shrew	Sorex pribilofensis	Soricidae	Endangered	6.05 g	Not recorded
Caucasian shrew	Sorex satunini	Soricidae	Least Concern	7.47 g	Not recorded
Shinto shrew	Sorex shinto	Soricidae	Least Concern	6 g	Not recorded
Tibetan shrew	Sorex thibetanus	Soricidae	Data Deficient	4.2 g	Not recorded
Caucasian pygmy shrew	Sorex volnuchini	Soricidae	Least Concern	4.61 g	Not recorded
Arizona shrew	Sorex arizonae	Soricidae	Least Concern	2.4 g	Not recorded
Saint Lawrence island shrew	Sorex jacksoni	Soricidae	Least Concern	3.5 g	Not recorded
Maritime shrew	Sorex maritimensis	Soricidae	Least Concern	8.2 g	Not recorded
Ussuri shrew	Sorex mirabilis	Soricidae	Data Deficient	15 g	Not recorded
Montane shrew	Sorex monticolus	Soricidae	Least Concern	5.25 g	Not recorded
Dwarf shrew	Sorex nanus	Soricidae	Least Concern	2.4 g	Not recorded
Fog shrew	Sorex sonomae	Soricidae	Least Concern	8.3 g	Not recorded
Greater stripe-backed shrew	Sorex cylindricauda	Soricidae	Least Concern	6.05 g	Not recorded
Azumi shrew	Sorex hosonoi	Soricidae	Least Concern	3.25 g	Not recorded
Paramushir shrew	Sorex leucogaster	Soricidae	Data Deficient	4.83 g	Not recorded
Southeastern shrew	Sorex longirostris	Soricidae	Least Concern	3.58 g	Not recorded
Mount Lyell shrew	Sorex lyelli	Soricidae	Least Concern	5 g	Not recorded
Merriam's shrew	Sorex merriami	Soricidae	Least Concern	5.9 g	Not recorded
Sclater's shrew	Sorex sclateri	Soricidae	Critically Endangered	7 g	Not recorded
San Cristobal shrew	Sorex stizodon	Soricidae	Critically Endangered	7 g	Not recorded
Trowbridge's shrew	Sorex trowbridgii	Soricidae	Least Concern	3.8 g	Not recorded
Barren ground shrew	Sorex ugyunak	Soricidae	Least Concern	3.6 g	Not recorded
Verapaz shrew	Sorex veraepacis	Soricidae	Least Concern	7.5 g	Not recorded
Prairie shrew	Sorex haydeni	Soricidae	Least Concern	3.5 g	Not recorded
Large-toothed shrew	Sorex macrodon	Soricidae	Vulnerable	7 g	Not recorded
Carmen mountain shrew	Sorex milleri	Soricidae	Vulnerable	7 g	Not recorded
New Mexico shrew	Sorex neomexicanus	Soricidae	Data Deficient	5.99 g	Not recorded
Mexican long-tailed shrew	Sorex oreopolus	Soricidae	Least Concern	7 g	Not recorded
Orizaba long-tailed shrew	Sorex orizabae	Soricidae	Least Concern	5.79 g	Not recorded
Portenko's shrew	Sorex portenkoi	Soricidae	Data Deficient	4.83 g	Not recorded
Preble's shrew	Sorex preblei	Soricidae	Least Concern	3.1 g	Not recorded
Chestnut-bellied shrew	Sorex ventralis	Soricidae	Least Concern	7 g	Not recorded
Veracruz shrew	Sorex veraecrucis	Soricidae	Least Concern	4.65 g	Not recorded
Zacatecas shrew	Sorex emarginatus	Soricidae	Least Concern	7 g	Not recorded
Saussure's shrew	Sorex saussurei	Soricidae	Least Concern	4.65 g	Not recorded
Olympic shrew	Sorex rohweri	Soricidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Ixtlan shrew	Sorex ixtlanensis	Soricidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Sierra shrew	Sorex madrensis	Soricidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
McCarthy's shrew	Sorex mccarthyi	Soricidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Jalisco shrew	Sorex mediopua	Soricidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Gansu striped shrew	Sorex nivicola	Soricidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Salvin's shrew	Sorex salvini	Soricidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Eastern water shrew	Sorex albibarbis	Soricidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Alto shrew	Sorex altoensis	Soricidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Chiapan shrew	Sorex chiapensis	Soricidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Cristobal shrew	Sorex cristobalensis	Soricidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Ibarra's shrew	Sorex ibarrai	Soricidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Mutable shrew	Sorex mutabilis	Soricidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Western water shrew	Sorex navigator	Soricidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Sorex bifidus	Soricidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Eastern shrew	Sorex fontinalis	Soricidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Kamchatka shrew	Sorex camtschaticus	Soricidae	Not recorded	5.1 g	Not recorded
Not recorded	Sorex cinnamomeus	Soricidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Sorex crassicaudus	Soricidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Sorex ishikawai	Soricidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Sorex runtonensis	Soricidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Sorex rutilus	Soricidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Sorex savini	Soricidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Sorex subaraneus	Soricidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Sorex talpinus	Soricidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded