Common Shrew
Sorex araneus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderSoricomorpha
- FamilySoricidae (Shrews)
- GenusSorex (Long-tailed Shrews)
- SpeciesSorex araneus (Common Shrew)
Closest Relatives at Cairngorms National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 3 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 6 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 7 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 8 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 9 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 10 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Shrew in Cairngorms National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Common Shrew sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Shrew in Cairngorms National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Common Shrew in Cairngorms National Park in our monthly data.