Sorex

The genus Sorex includes many of the common shrews of Eurasia and North America. It contains at least 142 known species and subspecies. They are in the tribe Soricini of the subfamily Soricinae.^[1]

Sorex Temporal range: Late Miocene to recent
Cinereous shrew (Sorex cinereus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Soricidae
Subfamily:	Soricinae
Tribe:	Soricini G. Fischer, 1814
Genus:	Sorex Linnaeus, 1758

Species

The many species in the genus Sorex include:

• Saint Lawrence Island shrew
• American pygmy shrew
• Cinereus shrew
• Glacier Bay water shrew
• Pribilof Island shrew
• Montane shrew
• American water shrew