Least ConcernBrown Bear
Ursus arctos
One of the 10 shrews on WAnimals
Mammals · Eulipotyphla · Soricidae
Sorex cinereus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
It is the most widely distributed shrew in North America and, with an extremely fast metabolism, has to feed almost constantly.
Weight
3 g – 6 g
Size
8.7 cm – 11 cm
Life expectancy
1 year
Diet
Insectivore
Feeds mainly on insects and other invertebrates.
Activity
Irregular activity
Active at irregular times, by day or night depending on circumstances.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Sources consulted: SUNY ESF (Adirondack mammals); PA Game Commission; Animal Diversity Web; Virginia DWR; Wikipedia (Cinereus shrew); AnAge (genomics.senescence.info)
Best time: All year round; it is active by day and by night, but very hard to watch.
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Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 31.
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