Threatened species of Soricidae

Visualization of narrower problems
Name(s): 
Threatened species of Shrews
Nature 
***.
Background 
The family [Soricidae] consists of 23 genera and about 314 species, of these 12 genera and 126 species occur in Eurasia.

Shrews are the smallest of the insectivores, one species [Suncus etruscus] of southern Europe and Asia is one of the smallest known mammals.

[Soricdae] are divided into two sub-families [Cocidurinae] white toothed shrews and the [Soricinae] red toothed shrews.

There is still a considerable need for research both at the taxonomic and ecological levels. For many species no details of their ecological requirements are available, many being known only from a single location and a few records.

Broader 
Threatened species of Insectivora
Narrower 
Threatened species of Sorex
Threatened species of Neomys
Threatened species of Suncus
Threatened species of Myosorex
Threatened species of Crocidura
Threatened species of Sudisorex
Threatened species of Cryptotis
Threatened species of Diplomeson
Threatened species of Sylvisorex
Threatened species of Chimarrogale
Threatened species of Blarinella wardi
Threatened species of Congosorex polli
Threatened species of Solisorex pearsoni
Threatened species of Soriculus salenskii
Threatened species of Feroculus feroculus
Threatened species of Paracrocidura graueri
Threatened species of Ruwenzorisorex suncoides
Web page(s) 
The Shrew Site
Organization(s) 
IUCN/SSC Insectivore Specialist Group
Type 
(G) Very specific problems