Family

Shrews

Soricidae

36 species in our catalog · found in 56 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Sorex araneus

Blarina brevicauda

Cryptotis montivaga

Sorex cinereus

Neomys fodiens

Suncus murinus

Sorex trowbridgii

Sorex tundrensis

Crocidura leucodon

Chimarrogale platycephalus

Cryptotis parva

Sorex alpinus

Sorex minutus

Crocidura russula

Sorex vagrans

Cryptotis nigrescens

Cryptotis gracilis

Suncus etruscus

Blarina carolinensis

Sorex pacificus

Myosorex varius

Blarina peninsulae

Cryptotis orophila

Ruwenzorisorex suncoides

Crocidura fuliginosa

Sorex palustris

Cryptotis obscura

Sorex fumeus

Sorex hoyi

Crocidura cyanea

Sorex ornatus

Crocidura flavescens

Suncus infinitesimus

Sorex monticolus

Sorex milleri

Sorex bendirii

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

Jan

Feb

5–10

Mar

Apr

5–10

May

5–10

Jun

Jul

5–10

Aug

5–10

Sep

5–10

Oct

5–10

Nov

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Shrews

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	3	20–30%
	Common Shrew			10–20%
	Bicolored Shrew			Insufficient data
	Eurasian Pygmy Shrew			Insufficient data
2	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3	20–30%
	Common Shrew			10–20%
	Eurasian Water Shrew			5–10%
	Eurasian Pygmy Shrew			Insufficient data
3	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	20–30%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			Insufficient data
	Masked Shrew			Insufficient data
4	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	3	10–20%
	Eurasian Water Shrew			Insufficient data
	Common Shrew			Insufficient data
	Eurasian Pygmy Shrew			Insufficient data
5	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3	10–20%
	Common Shrew			10–20%
	Eurasian Pygmy Shrew			Insufficient data
	Eurasian Water Shrew			Insufficient data
6	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1	10–20%
	Common Shrew			Insufficient data
7	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	10–20%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			5–10%
	bee shrew			<5%
	Masked Shrew			Insufficient data
8	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	10–20%
	🐒 Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew			Insufficient data
9	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	10–20%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			5–10%
	Masked Shrew			Insufficient data
	American Pygmy Shrew			Insufficient data
	Smoky Shrew			Insufficient data
10	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	10–20%
	Trowbridge's Shrew			5–10%
	Vagrant Shrew			Insufficient data
11	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	10–20%
	Masked Shrew			10–20%
12	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	10–20%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			Insufficient data
	Masked Shrew			Insufficient data
13	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	5	10–20%
	Bicolored Shrew			Insufficient data
	Eurasian Pygmy Shrew			Insufficient data
	Greater White-toothed Shrew			Insufficient data
	Eurasian Water Shrew			Insufficient data
	Common Shrew			Insufficient data
14	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	5–10%
	Asian House Shrew			Insufficient data
15	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	2	5–10%
	Common Shrew			Insufficient data
	Alpine Shrew			Insufficient data
16	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	2	5–10%
	Alpine Shrew			Insufficient data
	Bicolored Shrew			Insufficient data
17	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	5–10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			5–10%
	Smoky Shrew			Insufficient data
	bee shrew			Insufficient data
18	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	4	5–10%
	Bicolored Shrew			Insufficient data
	Common Shrew			Insufficient data
	Eurasian Pygmy Shrew			Insufficient data
	Eurasian Water Shrew			Insufficient data
19	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	5–10%
	Asian House Shrew			Insufficient data
20	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	5–10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			5–10%
	Masked Shrew			Insufficient data
	Smoky Shrew			Insufficient data
21	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	5–10%
	Tundra Shrew			Insufficient data
22	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	5–10%
	Greater White-toothed Shrew			5–10%
	Madagascan Pygmy Shrew			Insufficient data
23	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	5–10%
	Northern Short-tailed Shrew			5–10%
24	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1	5–10%
	Flat-headed Water Shrew			Insufficient data
25	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1	5–10%
	Asian House Shrew			Insufficient data
26	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	4	5–10%
	Greater White-toothed Shrew			<5%
	Common Shrew			<5%
	Eurasian Water Shrew			Insufficient data
	Eurasian Pygmy Shrew			Insufficient data
27	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	5–10%
	bee shrew			Insufficient data
	Blackish Small-eared Shrew			Insufficient data
28	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	5–10%
	bee shrew			Insufficient data
29	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	5–10%
	Masked Shrew			Insufficient data
30	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	5	5–10%
	Greater White-toothed Shrew			Insufficient data
	Madagascan Pygmy Shrew			Insufficient data
	Eurasian Water Shrew			Insufficient data
	Common Shrew			Insufficient data
	Eurasian Pygmy Shrew			Insufficient data
31	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	5–10%
	🐒 Talamancan Small-eared Shrew			Insufficient data
	Central American Least Shrew			Insufficient data
32	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	5–10%
	bee shrew			Insufficient data
	Blackish Small-eared Shrew			Insufficient data
33	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	<5%
	Asian House Shrew			Insufficient data
34	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Eurasian Pygmy Shrew			Insufficient data
35	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	<5%
	🐒 Forest Shrew			Insufficient data
	Reddish-gray Musk Shrew			Insufficient data
	🐒 Greater Red Musk Shrew			Insufficient data
	Least Dwarf Shrew			Insufficient data
36	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	<5%
	Madagascan Pygmy Shrew			Insufficient data
	Southeast Asian Shrew			Insufficient data
37	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Greater White-toothed Shrew			Insufficient data
38	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	American Water Shrew			Insufficient data
	Grizzled Shrew			Insufficient data
39	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	<5%
	🐒 Forest Shrew			<5%
	Reddish-gray Musk Shrew			Insufficient data
	🐒 Greater Red Musk Shrew			Insufficient data
40	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2	<5%
	Pacific Shrew			<5%
	Southern Montane Shrew			Insufficient data
41	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Southern Short-tailed Shrew			Insufficient data
42	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Greater White-toothed Shrew			Insufficient data
43	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	bee shrew			<5%
	Everglades Short-tailed Shrew			Insufficient data
44	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Everglades Short-tailed Shrew			Insufficient data
45	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	<5%
	bee shrew			Insufficient data
	🐒 Carmen Mountain Shrew			Insufficient data
46	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Reddish-gray Musk Shrew			Insufficient data
	🐒 Forest Shrew			Insufficient data
47	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Masked Shrew			Insufficient data
48	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	Trowbridge's Shrew			Insufficient data
	Masked Shrew			Insufficient data
	Bendire's Shrew			Insufficient data
49	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1	<5%
	🐒 Ruwenzori Shrew			Insufficient data
50	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	American Water Shrew			Insufficient data
51	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Masked Shrew			Insufficient data
52	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Masked Shrew			Insufficient data
53	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Blackish Small-eared Shrew			Insufficient data
54	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Ornate Shrew			Insufficient data
55	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	bee shrew			Insufficient data
56	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Blackish Small-eared Shrew			Insufficient data

Shrews

Species in this group

Common Shrew

Northern Short-tailed Shrew

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

Masked Shrew

Eurasian Water Shrew

Asian House Shrew

Trowbridge's Shrew

Tundra Shrew

Bicolored Shrew

Flat-headed Water Shrew

bee shrew

Alpine Shrew

Eurasian Pygmy Shrew

Greater White-toothed Shrew

Vagrant Shrew

Blackish Small-eared Shrew

Talamancan Small-eared Shrew

Madagascan Pygmy Shrew

Southern Short-tailed Shrew

Pacific Shrew

Forest Shrew

Everglades Short-tailed Shrew

Central American Least Shrew

Ruwenzori Shrew

Southeast Asian Shrew

American Water Shrew

Grizzled Shrew

Smoky Shrew

American Pygmy Shrew

Reddish-gray Musk Shrew

Ornate Shrew

Greater Red Musk Shrew

Least Dwarf Shrew

Southern Montane Shrew

Carmen Mountain Shrew

Bendire's Shrew

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Shrews

Parks Ranked