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

Sorex cinereus

Adult

Somerset County, ME

Date: 2008-10-15

Sorex cinereus

Dead shrew, found in a garden.

Essex County, MA

Date: 2019-11-22