Dwarf shrew: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Dwarf shrew Sorex nanus Least concern

Where the dwarf shrew lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild-collected museum specimen (a central record among 303 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See hedgehogs, shrews & moles on the world map

Scientific name	Sorex nanus
Group	Hedgehogs, shrews & moles
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Eulipotyphla
Family	Soricidae

Where does the dwarf shrew live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the dwarf shrew in 1 country or territory across North America.

United States

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the dwarf shrew endangered?

The dwarf shrew’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the dwarf shrew?

The dwarf shrew (Sorex nanus) is a mammal in the order Eulipotyphla and the family Soricidae, genus Sorex. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the dwarf shrew

The dwarf shrew (Sorex nanus) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae endemic to Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming in the United States. The type locality is Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado, USA.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Dwarf shrew (revision 1314326573), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1770309 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).