Mexican shrew: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Mexican shrew Megasorex gigas Least concern

Where the Mexican 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 sighting (a central record among 72 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See hedgehogs, shrews & moles on the world map

Scientific name	Megasorex gigas
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 Mexican shrew live?

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

Mexico

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 Mexican shrew endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Mexican shrew?

The Mexican shrew (Megasorex gigas) is a mammal in the order Eulipotyphla and the family Soricidae, genus Megasorex. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Mexican shrew

The Mexican shrew (Megasorex gigas) is a species of mammal from the subfamily Soricinae in the family Soricidae. It is monotypic within the genus Megasorex and is endemic to Mexico.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mexican shrew (revision 1314740093), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1677458 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).