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MammalLCLeast Concern

Common Shrew

Sorex araneus

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A tiny, voracious insectivore with a distinctively pointed snout. It must eat its own bodyweight daily to survive, communicates with high-pitched squeaks, and lives for little more than a year.

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Quick Facts

Category
Mammal
Latin name
Sorex araneus
IUCN Status
LC — Least Concern
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Conservation Status: LC

Least Concern — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.