Vagrant shrew: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Vagrant shrew Sorex vagrans Least concern

Where the vagrant shrew lives – recorded in 3 countries, 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 83 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See hedgehogs, shrews & moles on the world map

Scientific name	Sorex vagrans
Group	Hedgehogs, shrews & moles
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Eulipotyphla
Family	Soricidae

Where does the vagrant shrew live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the vagrant shrew in 3 countries and territories across North America.

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 vagrant shrew endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the vagrant shrew?

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

About the vagrant shrew

The vagrant shrew (Sorex vagrans), also known as the wandering shrew, is a medium-sized North American shrew. At one time, the montane shrew and the Orizaba long-tailed shrew were considered to belong to the same species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Vagrant shrew (revision 1315308454), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1769720 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).