American Water Shrew
Sorex palustris Richardson, 1828
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Eulipotyphla |
| Family | Soricidae |
| Genus | Sorex |
| Species | Sorex palustris Richardson, 1828 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
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
- Michigan
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Wisconsin
- S3 Vulnerable
- Minnesota
- S5 Secure
- South Dakota
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Quebec
- S5 Secure
- Northwest Territories
- S5 Secure
- Saskatchewan
- S5 Secure
- Alberta
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Ontario
- S5 Secure
- British Columbia
- SU Unrankable
- Manitoba
- S5 Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
How to cite this account
Sorex palustris Richardson, 1828. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2942. https://cavebiology.org/species/sorex-palustris/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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