Taiga shrew: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the taiga shrew lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Sorex isodon
Group	Hedgehogs, shrews & moles
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Eulipotyphla
Family	Soricidae

Where does the taiga shrew live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the taiga shrew in 2 countries and territories across Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: People's Republic of China, Russia, Belarus, Norway, Finland, Sweden, North Korea, Mongolia.

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 taiga shrew endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the taiga shrew?

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

About the taiga shrew

The taiga shrew (Sorex isodon), also known as the even-toothed shrew can achieve a body length of about 67 millimeters, with a tail of about 43 millimeters. This shrew is very similar to the long-clawed shrew. This species inhabits forested mountain valleys, and is found across northern Eurasia. It ranges from the Baltic Sea area through the Lake Baikal region of Siberia into the Russian Far East and along the Baekdu-daegan mountains of the Korean Peninsula. There are also isolated populations in Norway and Sweden.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Taiga shrew (revision 1359988659), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1383978 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).