Cinereus Shrew
Sorex cinereus Kerr, 1792
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Eulipotyphla |
| Family | Soricidae |
| Genus | Sorex |
| Species | Sorex cinereus Kerr, 1792 |
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
- Canada
- N5 Secure
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Northwest Territories
- S5 Secure
- New Brunswick
- S5 Secure
- Yukon
- S5 Secure
- Quebec
- S5 Secure
- Saskatchewan
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- S5 Secure
- Ontario
- S5 Secure
- Alberta
- S5 Secure
- Nunavut
- SU Unrankable
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- SNA Not Applicable
- Nova Scotia
- S5 Secure
- Manitoba
- S5 Secure
- Prince Edward Island
- S5 Secure
- British Columbia
- S5 Secure
- Alaska
- S5 Secure
- New Mexico
- S2 Imperiled
- Washington
- S4 Apparently Secure
- ND
- SNR Unranked
- Wyoming
- S5 Secure
- Iowa
- SNR Unranked
- Colorado
- S5 Secure
- Wisconsin
- S5 Secure
- Minnesota
- S5 Secure
- Idaho
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Tennessee
- S4 Apparently Secure
- New York
- S5 Secure
- Illinois
- S5 Secure
- Virginia
- S5 Secure
- Missouri
- SNR Unranked
- Vermont
- S5 Secure
- ME
- S5 Secure
- Montana
- S5 Secure
- South Carolina
- S2 Imperiled
- Connecticut
- S5 Secure
- Kentucky
- S3 Vulnerable
- Massachusetts
- S5 Secure
- Pennsylvania
- S5 Secure
- NJ
- S5 Secure
- West Virginia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- North Carolina
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Maryland
- S5 Secure
- Georgia
- SU Unrankable
- Indiana
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Utah
- S3 Vulnerable
- RI
- S5 Secure
- Ohio
- S5 Secure
- DE
- S5 Secure
- Michigan
- S5 Secure
- South Dakota
- S5 Secure
- NH
- S5 Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
How to cite this account
Sorex cinereus Kerr, 1792. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2939. https://cavebiology.org/species/sorex-cinereus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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