Family

Shrews

Soricidae

36 species in our catalog · found in 57 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderSoricomorpha
FamilySoricidae (Shrews)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Sorex araneus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Blarina brevicauda

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cryptotis montivaga

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Sorex cinereus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Neomys fodiens

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Suncus murinus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Sorex trowbridgii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sorex tundrensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Crocidura leucodon

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Chimarrogale platycephalus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Sorex minutus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cryptotis parva

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Sorex alpinus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Crocidura russula

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Sorex sonomae

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Sorex vagrans

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cryptotis nigrescens

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cryptotis gracilis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Suncus etruscus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Blarina carolinensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Sorex pacificus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Myosorex varius

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Blarina peninsulae

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cryptotis orophila

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Ruwenzorisorex suncoides

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Crocidura fuliginosa

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Sorex palustris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cryptotis obscura

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Sorex fumeus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Sorex hoyi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Crocidura cyanea

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Sorex ornatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Crocidura flavescens

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Suncus infinitesimus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Sorex monticolus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Sorex bendirii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

<5%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Shrews

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3	~30%
	Common Shrew			~20%
	Eurasian Water Shrew			~10%
	Eurasian Pygmy Shrew			Insufficient data
2	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	3	~30%
	Common Shrew			~20%
	Bicolored Shrew			Insufficient data
	Eurasian Pygmy Shrew			Insufficient data
3	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~30%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			Insufficient data
	Masked Shrew			Insufficient data
4	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	3	~20%
	Eurasian Water Shrew			Insufficient data
	Common Shrew			Insufficient data
	Eurasian Pygmy Shrew			Insufficient data
5	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~20%
	Trowbridge's Shrew			~10%
	Fog Shrew			Insufficient data
	Vagrant Shrew			Insufficient data
6	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3	~20%
	Common Shrew			~10%
	Eurasian Pygmy Shrew			Insufficient data
	Eurasian Water Shrew			Insufficient data
7	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	~20%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
	Masked Shrew			Insufficient data
	American Pygmy Shrew			Insufficient data
	Smoky Shrew			Insufficient data
8	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	5	~20%
	Bicolored Shrew			Insufficient data
	Eurasian Pygmy Shrew			Insufficient data
	Greater White-toothed Shrew			Insufficient data
	Eurasian Water Shrew			Insufficient data
	Common Shrew			Insufficient data
9	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~20%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
	bee shrew			~10%
	Masked Shrew			Insufficient data
10	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1	~20%
	Common Shrew			Insufficient data
11	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	4	~10%
	Bicolored Shrew			Insufficient data
	Common Shrew			Insufficient data
	Eurasian Pygmy Shrew			Insufficient data
	Eurasian Water Shrew			Insufficient data
12	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	2	~10%
	Eurasian Pygmy Shrew			Insufficient data
	Alpine Shrew			Insufficient data
13	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew			Insufficient data
14	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			Insufficient data
	Masked Shrew			Insufficient data
15	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
	Smoky Shrew			Insufficient data
	bee shrew			Insufficient data
16	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	5	~10%
	Greater White-toothed Shrew			Insufficient data
	Madagascan Pygmy Shrew			Insufficient data
	Eurasian Water Shrew			Insufficient data
	Common Shrew			Insufficient data
	Eurasian Pygmy Shrew			Insufficient data
17	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	4	~10%
	Greater White-toothed Shrew			~10%
	Common Shrew			<5%
	Eurasian Water Shrew			Insufficient data
	Eurasian Pygmy Shrew			Insufficient data
18	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
	Masked Shrew			Insufficient data
	Smoky Shrew			Insufficient data
19	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	2	~10%
	Common Shrew			Insufficient data
	Alpine Shrew			Insufficient data
20	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Masked Shrew			~10%
21	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	2	~10%
	Alpine Shrew			Insufficient data
	Bicolored Shrew			Insufficient data
22	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	~10%
	Asian House Shrew			Insufficient data
23	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	~10%
	Forest Shrew			Insufficient data
	Reddish-gray Musk Shrew			Insufficient data
	Greater Red Musk Shrew			Insufficient data
	Least Dwarf Shrew			Insufficient data
24	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	~10%
	Greater White-toothed Shrew			~10%
	Madagascan Pygmy Shrew			Insufficient data
25	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	bee shrew			Insufficient data
	Blackish Small-eared Shrew			Insufficient data
26	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Asian House Shrew			Insufficient data
27	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Tundra Shrew			Insufficient data
28	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
29	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1	~10%
	Flat-headed Water Shrew			Insufficient data
30	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1	~10%
	Asian House Shrew			Insufficient data
31	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Talamancan Small-eared Shrew			Insufficient data
	Central American Least Shrew			Insufficient data
32	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	bee shrew			Insufficient data
	Blackish Small-eared Shrew			Insufficient data
33	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~10%
	Forest Shrew			<5%
	Reddish-gray Musk Shrew			Insufficient data
	Greater Red Musk Shrew			Insufficient data
34	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	bee shrew			Insufficient data
35	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Masked Shrew			Insufficient data
36	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~10%
	Trowbridge's Shrew			Insufficient data
	Masked Shrew			Insufficient data
	Bendire's Shrew			Insufficient data
37	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	~10%
	Madagascan Pygmy Shrew			Insufficient data
	Southeast Asian Shrew			Insufficient data
38	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	American Water Shrew			Insufficient data
	Grizzled Shrew			Insufficient data
39	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	~10%
	Asian House Shrew			Insufficient data
40	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~10%
	Pacific Shrew			<5%
	Southern Montane Shrew			Insufficient data
41	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Eurasian Pygmy Shrew			Insufficient data
42	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	bee shrew			<5%
	Everglades Short-tailed Shrew			Insufficient data
43	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Reddish-gray Musk Shrew			Insufficient data
	Forest Shrew			Insufficient data
44	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Greater White-toothed Shrew			Insufficient data
45	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Eurasian Pygmy Shrew			Insufficient data
46	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Southern Short-tailed Shrew			Insufficient data
47	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Greater White-toothed Shrew			Insufficient data
48	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Everglades Short-tailed Shrew			Insufficient data
49	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Masked Shrew			Insufficient data
50	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1	<5%
	Ruwenzori Shrew			Insufficient data
51	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	American Water Shrew			Insufficient data
52	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Masked Shrew			Insufficient data
53	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Masked Shrew			Insufficient data
54	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Blackish Small-eared Shrew			Insufficient data
55	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Ornate Shrew			Insufficient data
56	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	bee shrew			Insufficient data
57	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Blackish Small-eared Shrew			Insufficient data