Sorex cinereus Kerr, 1792
Cinereus Shrew
Synonyms: Sorex cinereus nigriculus
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group: Animal
Sublevel 1: Vertebrate
Sublevel 2: Mammal
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Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Soricomorpha
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Sorex
Species: Sorex cinereus
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Origin: Native
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No
Rarity Designations:
VT WAP (2015) - SGCN (Medium Priority)
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type: Heterotroph
HABITAT
PHOTOS OF Sorex cinereus

Adult
Somerset County, ME
Date: 2008-10-15

Dead shrew, found in a garden.
Essex County, MA
Date: 2019-11-22