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Common Shrew
Sorex araneus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Eurasian Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
Eurasian Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
Northern Short-tailed ShrewBlarina brevicauda
Greater White-toothed ShrewCrocidura russula
Bicoloured ShrewCrocidura leucodon
Laxmann's ShrewSorex caecutiens
Lesser White-toothed ShrewCrocidura suaveolens
South European White-toothed ShrewCrocidura fimbriata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 97,565 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 97,565 |
| United Kingdom | 991 |
| England | 804 |
| Russia | 342 |
| Ukraine | 165 |
| Germany | 155 |
| Denmark | 144 |
| Poland | 143 |
| Scotland | 109 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Shrews, Moles, Hedgehogs, and Allies · Eulipotyphla |
| Family | Shrews · Soricidae |
| Genus | Long-tailed Shrews · Sorex |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Common Shrew with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.