Smoky Shrew
Sorex fumeus G. M. Miller, 1895
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Eulipotyphla |
| Family | Soricidae |
| Genus | Sorex |
| Species | Sorex fumeus G. M. Miller, 1895 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from two counties in Kentucky.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Kentucky
Counties
- Kentucky
- Carter, Edmonson
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2016.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
- Canada
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Massachusetts
- S5 Secure
- Indiana
- S2 Imperiled
- Virginia
- S5 Secure
- New Hampshire
- S5 Secure
- Minnesota
- S3 Vulnerable
- Rhode Island
- S2 Imperiled
- New York
- S5 Secure
- Maine
- S5 Secure
- Connecticut
- S5 Secure
- Tennessee
- S4 Apparently Secure
- South Carolina
- S3 Vulnerable
- North Carolina
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Georgia
- S3 Vulnerable
- New Jersey
- SU Unrankable
- Pennsylvania
- S5 Secure
- Maryland
- S2 Imperiled
- Kentucky
- S5 Secure
- Alabama
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Ohio
- S3 Vulnerable
- Michigan
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Vermont
- S4 Apparently Secure
- West Virginia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Ontario
- S5 Secure
- New Brunswick
- S5 Secure
- Quebec
- S5 Secure
- Nova Scotia
- S5 Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Bailey, V. 1933. Cave Life of Kentucky. US Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Biological Survey, Washington, DC, USA. 256 pp.
- Barr, T.C., Jr. & Kuehne, R.A. 1971. Ecological studies in the Mammoth Cave system of Kentucky. II. The Ecosystem. Annales de Speleologie 26: 47–96. doi:10.5038/1827-806X.3.1.10
How to cite this account
Sorex fumeus G. M. Miller, 1895. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2940. https://cavebiology.org/species/sorex-fumeus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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