Mammal
Common shrew
Sorex araneus · Soricidae · Soricomorpha
Best monthsJul–Sepmost records
Records142,493in 34 countries
Most seen inPoland39,989 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Common shrew in brief
The common shrew (Sorex araneus) is a mammal of the Soricidae family — species of mammal.
Across the 34 countries we cover it has 142,493 published records, most of them from Poland, the United Kingdom and Finland. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in July, August and September and fall to their lowest in February and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Poland39,989 records · best Jul, Aug
United Kingdom21,682 records · best Jul, Aug
Finland21,023 records · best Aug, Sep
Norway13,462 records · best Aug, Jul
Netherlands10,801 records · best Jul, Jun
Sweden7,646 records · best Aug, Jul
Switzerland5,025 records · best Sep, Aug
Denmark4,906 records · best Jul, Oct
Germany4,593 records · best Jul, Jun
Russia4,583 records · best Jul, Aug
Ukraine2,144 records · best Jul, Aug
Austria1,707 records · best Aug, Jul
Belgium1,570 records · best Aug, Jul
Estonia1,333 records · best Jul, Sep
Luxembourg424 records · best Jul, Aug
Hungary259 records · best Oct, Aug
Italy241 records · best Jul, Aug
Bulgaria179 records · best Jan, Oct
Czechia118 records · best Jul, Oct
Andorra112 records · best Jan, Sep
Croatia109 records · best Jul, Aug
Slovenia103 records · best Aug, Jul
Romania101 records · best Aug, Dec
Serbia99 records · best Aug, Jun
Slovakia89 records · best Aug, Sep
Liechtenstein53 records · best Jul, Sep
Lithuania50 records · best Jul, Aug
Bosnia and Herzegovina24 records · best Mar, Oct
Belarus17 records · best May, Mar
Moldova13 records · best Jun, Jul
Montenegro13 records · best Jul, Aug
Latvia12 records · best Jul, Sep
North Macedonia10 records · best Sep, Jan
Kosovo3 records · best Jan, Feb
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All mammalsMore of the Soricidae family
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