Long-tailed shrew: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Sorex dispar
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 long-tailed shrew live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the long-tailed 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 long-tailed shrew endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the long-tailed shrew?

The long-tailed shrew (Sorex dispar) is a mammal in the order Eulipotyphla and the family Soricidae, genus Sorex. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the long-tailed shrew

The long-tailed shrew or rock shrew (Sorex dispar) is a small shrew found in Atlantic Canada and the Northeastern United States.

This shrew is slate grey in color with a pointed snout, a long tail, and lighter underparts. It is found on rocky slopes in mountainous areas along the Atlantic coast from Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec, and Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, to northern Georgia. It eats insects and spiders. Predators include hawks, owls, and snakes.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Long-tailed shrew (revision 1314913473), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1770338 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).