Sorex araneus Linnaeus, 1758
(Common Shrew, Eurasian Common Shrew)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSorex araneus (Common Shrew, Eurasian Common Shrew)
GenusSorex (shrews)
FamilySORICIDAE (shrews)
OrderINSECTIVORA (insectivores)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Sorex araneus (Common Shrew, Eurasian Common Shrew) :
1: Sorex araneus (Common Shrew, Eurasian Common Shrew)
7 Oct 2004 OSGR: SU73 51° 0’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Image 1: Side viewImage 2: Side view (2)Image 3: Side view - close-upImage 4: UndersideImage 5: Underside - close-upImage 6: Hind foot - enlarged
2: Sorex araneus (Common Shrew, Eurasian Common Shrew)
18 Jul 2000 OSGR: SU49 51° 40’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Dead shrew

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Perrow, M. & Jowitt, A. 2003 Wetlands as an important habitat for small mammals British Wildlife Vol 14, No. 3: 171-179.

Sorex araneus (Common Shrew, Eurasian Common Shrew) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sorex araneus (Common Shrew, Eurasian Common Shrew)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Sorex araneus (Common Shrew, Eurasian Common Shrew)
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