Hedgehogs, shrews & moles: where they live
Maps and quick facts for 149 hedgehogs, shrews & moles (Etruscan shrew, star-nosed mole, European hedgehog, Arctic shrew, European mole). Each animal page shows a representative wild record and the countries where open-licence GBIF records place it. Show hedgehogs, shrews & moles on the world map
Etruscan shrewSuncus etruscusLeast concern
Star-nosed moleCondylura cristataLeast concern
European hedgehogErinaceus europaeusNear threatened
Arctic shrewSorex arcticusLeast concern
European moleTalpa europaeaLeast concern
Northern short-tailed shrewBlarina brevicaudaLeast concern
Asian house shrewSuncus murinusLeast concern
Four-toed hedgehogAtelerix albiventrisLeast concern
Hispaniolan solenodonSolenodon paradoxusLeast concern
Pyrenean desmanGalemys pyrenaicusEndangered
Long-eared hedgehogHemiechinus auritusLeast concern
Common shrewSorex araneusLeast concern
Eastern moleScalopus aquaticusLeast concern
Russian desmanDesmana moschataCritically endangered
Eurasian water shrewNeomys fodiensLeast concern
Eurasian pygmy shrewSorex minutusLeast concern
MoonratEchinosorex gymnuraLeast concern
Desert hedgehogParaechinus aethiopicusLeast concern
Northern white-breasted hedgehogErinaceus roumanicusLeast concern
North American least shrewCryptotis parvaLeast concern
North African hedgehogAtelerix algirusLeast concern
Amur hedgehogErinaceus amurensisLeast concern
Hero shrewScutisorex somereniLeast concern
Southern white-breasted hedgehogErinaceus concolorLeast concernAll 149 hedgehogs, shrews & moles
Soricidae 104
- Alpine shrew Sorex alpinus
- American water shrew Sorex palustris
- Arctic shrew Sorex arcticus
- Asian gray shrew Crocidura attenuata
- Asian highland shrew Suncus montanus
- Asian house shrew Suncus murinus
- Asian lesser white-toothed shrew Crocidura shantungensis
- Baird's shrew Sorex bairdi
- Bicolored shrew Crocidura leucodon
- Big Mexican small-eared shrew Cryptotis magna
- Black-footed shrew Crocidura nigripes
- Buettikofer's shrew Crocidura buettikoferi
- Canarian shrew Crocidura canariensis
- Carmen Mountain shrew Sorex milleri
- Central American least shrew Cryptotis orophila
- Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew Cryptotis alticola
- Chestnut-bellied shrew Sorex ventralis
- Chinese mole shrew Anourosorex squamipes
- Cinereus shrew Sorex cinereus
- Colombian small-eared shrew Cryptotis colombiana
- Common shrew Sorex araneus
- Crawford's gray shrew Notiosorex crawfordi
- Crowned shrew Sorex coronatus
- Cryptotis mam Cryptotis mam
- Dent's shrew Crocidura denti
- Dwarf shrew Sorex nanus
- Elegant water shrew Nectogale elegans
- Elliot's short-tailed shrew Blarina hylophaga
- Etruscan shrew Suncus etruscus
- Eurasian least shrew Sorex minutissimus
- Eurasian pygmy shrew Sorex minutus
- Eurasian water shrew Neomys fodiens
- Everglades short-tailed shrew Blarina peninsulae
- Flat-skulled shrew Sorex roboratus
- Goldman's broad-clawed shrew Cryptotis goldmani
- Goodwin's broad-clawed shrew Cryptotis goodwini
- Greater dwarf shrew Suncus lixus
- Greater white-toothed shrew Crocidura russula
- Guatemalan broad-clawed shrew Cryptotis griseoventris
- Hero shrew Scutisorex somereni
- Hildegarde's shrew Crocidura hildegardeae
- Himalayan shrew Soriculus nigrescens
- Horsfield's shrew Crocidura horsfieldii
- Iberian shrew Sorex granarius
- Iberian water shrew Neomys anomalus
- Japanese water shrew Chimarrogale platycephala
- Large-toothed shrew Sorex macrodon
- Laxmann's shrew Sorex caecutiens
- Lesser red musk shrew Crocidura hirta
- Lesser white-toothed shrew Crocidura suaveolens
- Long-clawed shrew Sorex unguiculatus
- Long-tailed shrew Sorex dispar
- Maritime shrew Sorex maritimensis
- Marsh shrew Sorex bendirii
- Medellín small-eared shrew Cryptotis medellinia
- Mediterranean water shrew Neomys milleri
- Merriam's shrew Sorex merriami
- Merriam's small-eared shrew Cryptotis merriami
- Mexican shrew Megasorex gigas
- Mexican small-eared shrew Cryptotis mexicana
- Mindanao shrew Crocidura beatus
- Montane shrew Sorex monticolus
- Mossy forest shrew Crocidura musseri
- Mount Kenya mole shrew Surdisorex polulus
- Mount Lyell shrew Sorex lyelli
- Nelson's small-eared shrew Cryptotis nelsoni
- North African white-toothed shrew Crocidura pachyura
- North American least shrew Cryptotis parva
- Northern short-tailed shrew Blarina brevicauda
- Oaxacan broad-clawed shrew Cryptotis peregrina
- Oriental shrew Crocidura orientalis
- Ornate shrew Sorex ornatus
- Pacific shrew Sorex pacificus
- Pale gray shrew Crocidura pergrisea
- Prairie shrew Sorex haydeni
- Reddish-gray musk shrew Crocidura cyanea
- Saussure's shrew Sorex saussurei
- Savanna path shrew Crocidura viaria
- Smoky shrew Sorex fumeus
- Smoky white-toothed shrew Crocidura fumosa
- Southeast Asian shrew Crocidura fuliginosa
- Southeastern shrew Sorex longirostris
- Southern short-tailed shrew Blarina carolinensis
- Sulawesi tiny shrew Crocidura levicula
- Sumatran giant shrew Crocidura lepidura
- Sunda shrew Crocidura monticola
- São Tomé shrew Crocidura thomensis
- Taiga shrew Sorex isodon
- Taiwanese gray shrew Crocidura tanakae
- Taiwanese mole shrew Anourosorex yamashinai
- Talamancan small-eared shrew Cryptotis gracilis
- Tamá small-eared shrew Cryptotis tamensis
- Thick-tailed shrew Crocidura brunnea
- Thomas's small-eared shrew Cryptotis thomasi
- Tropical small-eared shrew Cryptotis tropicalis
- Trowbridge's shrew Sorex trowbridgii
- Tundra shrew Sorex tundrensis
- Ussuri white-toothed shrew Crocidura lasiura
- Vagrant shrew Sorex vagrans
- Valais shrew Sorex antinorii
- Voracious shrew Crocidura vorax
- Wandering small-eared shrew Cryptotis montivaga
- Whitaker's shrew Crocidura whitakeri
- Zarudny's rock shrew Crocidura zarudnyi
Talpidae 26
- Altai mole Talpa altaica
- American shrew mole Neurotrichus gibbsii
- Aquitanian mole Talpa aquitania
- Blind mole Talpa caeca
- Caucasian mole Talpa caucasica
- Coast mole Scapanus orarius
- Eastern mole Scalopus aquaticus
- European mole Talpa europaea
- Hairy-tailed mole Parascalops breweri
- Iberian mole Talpa occidentalis
- Insular mole Mogera insularis
- Japanese mole Mogera wogura
- Japanese mountain mole Euroscaptor mizura
- Kano's mole Mogera kanoana
- Levant mole Talpa levantis
- Northern broad-footed mole Scapanus latimanus
- Pyrenean desman Galemys pyrenaicus
- Roman mole Talpa romana
- Russian desman Desmana moschata
- Sado mole Mogera tokudae
- Small Japanese mole Mogera imaizumii
- Star-nosed mole Condylura cristata
- Townsend's mole Scapanus townsendii
- True's shrew mole Dymecodon pilirostris
- Ussuri mole Mogera robusta
- White-tailed mole Parascaptor leucura
Erinaceidae 18
- Amur hedgehog Erinaceus amurensis
- Brandt's hedgehog Paraechinus hypomelas
- Daurian hedgehog Mesechinus dauuricus
- Desert hedgehog Paraechinus aethiopicus
- European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
- Four-toed hedgehog Atelerix albiventris
- Indian hedgehog Paraechinus micropus
- Indian long-eared hedgehog Hemiechinus collaris
- Javan short-tailed gymnure Hylomys suillus
- Long-eared hedgehog Hemiechinus auritus
- Moonrat Echinosorex gymnura
- North African hedgehog Atelerix algirus
- Northern short-tailed gymnure Hylomys peguensis
- Northern white-breasted hedgehog Erinaceus roumanicus
- Podogymnura truei Podogymnura truei
- Shrew gymnure Neotetracus sinensis
- Southern African hedgehog Atelerix frontalis
- Southern white-breasted hedgehog Erinaceus concolor
Solenodontidae 1
- Hispaniolan solenodon Solenodon paradoxus