Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Mammalia
      Order: Eulipotyphla
        Family: Soricidae
          Genus: Sorex
            Species: arizonae

Arizona Shrew - Sorex arizonae

Arizona Shrew

Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Arizona Shrew (Sorex arizonae) is a small (11 cm) montane shrew that occurs in the southeastern Arizona, the Animas Mountains in southwest New Mexico, and Chihuahua, Mexico. They inhabit areas with a thick canopy of vegetation, primarily in riparian edges of pine-oak forests or in conifer forests. Because of their high metabolisms, shrews feed almost constantly on invertebrates and cannot hibernate.

Status

Global Rank: G2

State Rank: S1

Rank Metadata
State Rank: S1 Rank Changed: 03/21/1983
Rank Reviewed: 12/04/2019
Reason: N/A
 
Ecological Factors
Specificity: Very narrow. Specialist or community with key requirements scarce. Range Extent: 100-250 square km (about 40-100 square miles)
Occurences: 1 - 5 Population Size: Unknown
Area of Occupancy: N/A Threat Summary: Fire & fire suppression - Medium - low | Natural system modifications - Medium - low

State Status: E

Federal Status:

USFS Status:

BLM Status: BLM SENSITIVE

SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 1

Number of Mapped Locations: 1

Number of Observations: 2

Observation date range: 08-20-1976 to 07-30-1981


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