Soricidae (Shrews) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Sorex araneus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Blarina brevicauda

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Sorex cinereus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Sorex trowbridgii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Crocidura russula

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Sorex pacificus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Cryptotis parva

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC

Myosorex varius

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Shrews

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 257 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 1 zoo or centre

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 8	~20%
	Common Shrew			~20%
2	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 8	~20%
	Common Shrew			~20%
3	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
4	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	~10%
	Masked Shrew			~10%
5	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Shrew			~10%
6	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
7	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
8	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
9	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Trowbridge's Shrew			~10%
10	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
11	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 8	~10%
	Greater White-toothed Shrew			~10%
12	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	~10%
	🐒 Pacific Shrew			~10%
13	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 8	<5%
	Greater White-toothed Shrew			<5%
14	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	bee shrew			<5%
15	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	<5%
	Forest Shrew			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
2	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
3	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
4	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
5	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Shrew			~10%
6	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Shrew			~10%
7	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
8	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Shrew			~10%
9	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Shrew			~10%
10	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
11	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Shrew			~10%
12	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
13	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Shrew			~10%
14	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			<5%
	Masked Shrew			<5%
15	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 8	~10%
	Greater White-toothed Shrew			~10%
16	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Shrew			~10%
17	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 8	~10%
	Greater White-toothed Shrew			~10%
18	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Shrew			~10%
19	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	<5%
	Forest Shrew			<5%
20	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	<5%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			<5%
21	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 8	<5%
	Greater White-toothed Shrew			<5%
22	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 8	<5%
	Greater White-toothed Shrew			<5%
23	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 8	<5%
	Common Shrew			<5%
24	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	<5%
	Masked Shrew			<5%
25	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Trowbridge's Shrew			<5%
26	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 8	<5%
	Common Shrew			<5%
27	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	<5%
	Masked Shrew			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

Shrews

Species in this group

Common Shrew

Northern Short-tailed Shrew

Masked Shrew

Trowbridge's Shrew

Greater White-toothed Shrew

Pacific Shrew

bee shrew

Forest Shrew

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Shrews

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found