Soricomorpha

Species in this group

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Talpa europaea

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

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Solenodon paradoxus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

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Neurotrichus gibbsii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

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Sorex araneus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

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Blarina brevicauda

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Sorex cinereus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Scalopus aquaticus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Talpa aquitania

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Sorex trowbridgii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Scapanus orarius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Crocidura russula

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Parascalops breweri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Talpa occidentalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Sorex pacificus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Cryptotis parva

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Myosorex varius

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Soricomorpha

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 289 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	2 of 16	~50%
	European Mole			~40%
	Common Shrew			~20%
2	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 16	~30%
	European Mole			~20%
	Common Shrew			~20%
3	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 16	~30%
	American Shrew-mole			~20%
	Trowbridge's Shrew			~10%
	Coast Mole			~10%
4	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 16	~30%
	European Mole			~30%
5	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 16	~30%
	European Mole			~30%
6	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 16	~30%
	European Mole			~20%
	Common Shrew			~10%
7	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 16	~30%
	European Mole			~30%
8	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 16	~20%
	Haitian Solenodon			~20%
9	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 16	~20%
	European Mole			~20%
10	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 16	~20%
	European Mole			~20%
11	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 16	~20%
	European Mole			~20%
12	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 16	~20%
	European Mole			~20%
13	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~20%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
	Eastern Mole			~10%
14	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 16	~20%
	Eastern Mole			~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
15	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
	Brewer's Mole			~10%
16	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 16	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
	Greater White-toothed Shrew			<5%
17	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 16	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
18	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 16	~10%
	Masked Shrew			~10%
19	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 16	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
20	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
21	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 16	~10%
	Aquitanian mole			~10%
22	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 16	~10%
	Greater White-toothed Shrew			~10%
23	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 16	~10%
	Iberian mole			~10%
24	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 16	~10%
	🐒 Pacific Shrew			~10%
25	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	<5%
	American Shrew-mole			<5%
26	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	<5%
	bee shrew			<5%
27	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 16	<5%
	Forest Shrew			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2 of 16	~40%
	European Mole			~40%
	Common Shrew			~10%
2	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 16	~30%
	European Mole			~30%
	Common Shrew			~10%
3	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 16	~30%
	European Mole			~20%
	Common Shrew			~10%
4	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 16	~20%
	European Mole			~20%
	Common Shrew			~10%
5	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 16	~20%
	European Mole			~20%
6	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 16	~20%
	European Mole			~10%
	Greater White-toothed Shrew			~10%
7	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 16	~20%
	European Mole			~20%
8	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 16	~20%
	Coast Mole			~10%
	American Shrew-mole			<5%
	Masked Shrew			<5%
9	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 16	~20%
	Iberian mole			~10%
	Greater White-toothed Shrew			~10%
10	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 16	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
	Common Shrew			~10%
11	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
	Eastern Mole			<5%
12	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
	Eastern Mole			<5%
13	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 16	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
14	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 16	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
15	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 16	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
16	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 16	~10%
	American Shrew-mole			~10%
	Trowbridge's Shrew			<5%
	Coast Mole			<5%
17	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	2 of 16	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
	Common Shrew			~10%
18	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 16	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
	Common Shrew			<5%
19	Paris	🇫🇷 France	2 of 16	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
	Greater White-toothed Shrew			<5%
20	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 16	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
21	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 16	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
	Common Shrew			~10%
22	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 16	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
23	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
24	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	2 of 16	~10%
	Common Shrew			~10%
	European Mole			<5%
25	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 16	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
26	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 16	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
27	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 16	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
28	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
29	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 16	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
30	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~10%
	American Shrew-mole			~10%
	Coast Mole			<5%
31	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
	Eastern Mole			<5%
32	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 16	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			<5%
	Eastern Mole			<5%
	Masked Shrew			<5%
33	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
34	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 16	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
35	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 16	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			<5%
	Brewer's Mole			<5%
36	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 16	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
37	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 16	~10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			~10%
38	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 16	~10%
	European Mole			<5%
	Common Shrew			<5%
39	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 16	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
40	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 16	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
41	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 16	<5%
	Forest Shrew			<5%
42	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	<5%
	Eastern Mole			<5%
43	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 16	<5%
	Greater White-toothed Shrew			<5%
44	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 16	<5%
	Masked Shrew			<5%
45	Yekaterinburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 16	<5%
	European Mole			<5%
46	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	<5%
	Eastern Mole			<5%
47	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	<5%
	Eastern Mole			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

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

Challenges

Part of the challengeThe Wind in the WillowsEuropeMoleWater voleToadBadger

Species in this group

European Mole

Haitian Solenodon

American Shrew-mole

Common Shrew

Northern Short-tailed Shrew

Masked Shrew

Eastern Mole

Aquitanian mole

Trowbridge's Shrew

Coast Mole

Greater White-toothed Shrew

Brewer's Mole

Iberian mole

Pacific Shrew

bee shrew

Forest Shrew

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Soricomorpha

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Challenges