THE NATURAL-HISTORY CATALOGUE
A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
Family: Soricidae · Clear filter
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Yucatan Small-eared ShrewCryptotis mayensis (Merriam, 1901) | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Omoa Broad-clawed ShrewCryptotis mccarthyi Woodman, 2015 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Medellin Small-eared ShrewCryptotis medellinius Thomas, 1921 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Merida Small-eared ShrewCryptotis meridensis (Thomas, 1898) | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Merriam's Small-eared ShrewCryptotis merriami Choate, 1970 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Darien Small-eared ShrewCryptotis merus Goldman, 1912 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Small Mexican Small-eared ShrewCryptotis mexicanus (Coues, 1877) | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Montecristo Broad-clawed ShrewCryptotis montecristo Woodman, 2019 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Wandering Small-eared ShrewCryptotis montivagus (Anthony, 1921) | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nelson's Small-eared ShrewCryptotis nelsoni (Merriam, 1895) | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blind Small-eared ShrewCryptotis niausa Moreno & Albuja, 2014 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blackish Small-eared ShrewCryptotis nigrescens (J. A. Allen, 1895) | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grizzled Small-eared ShrewCryptotis obscurus (Merriam, 1895) | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Central American Least ShrewCryptotis orophilus (J. A. Allen, 1895) | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| North American Least ShrewCryptotis parvus (Say, 1823) | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oaxacan Broad-clawed ShrewCryptotis peregrinus (Merriam, 1895) | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Perija Small-eared ShrewCryptotis perijensis Quiroga-Carmona & Woodman, 2015 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Peruvian Small-eared ShrewCryptotis peruviensis Vivar, Pacheco & Valqui, 1997 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phillips' Small-eared ShrewCryptotis phillipsii (Schaldach, 1966) | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scaly-footed Small-eared ShrewCryptotis squamipes (J. A. Allen, 1912) | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tamá Small-eared ShrewCryptotis tamensis Woodman, 2002 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Thomas' Small-eared ShrewCryptotis thomasi (Merriam, 1897) | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tropical Least ShrewCryptotis tropicalis (Merriam, 1895) | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Piebald ShrewDiplomesodon pulchellus (Lichtenstein, 1823) | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bailey's Brown-toothed ShrewEpisoriculus baileyi (Thomas, 1914) | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hodgson's Brown-toothed ShrewEpisoriculus caudatus (Horsfield, 1851) | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hidden Brown-toothed ShrewEpisoriculus umbrinus (G. M. Allen, 1923) | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kelaart's Long-clawed ShrewFeroculus feroculus (Kelaart, 1850) | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mexican ShrewMegasorex gigas (Merriam, 1897) | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Babault's Mouse ShrewMyosorex babaulti Heim de Balsac & Lamotte, 1956 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Montane Mouse ShrewMyosorex blarina Thomas, 1906 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dark-footed Forest ShrewMyosorex cafer (Sundevall, 1846) | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eisentraut's Mouse ShrewMyosorex eisentrauti Heim de Balsac, 1968 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Geata Mouse ShrewMyosorex geata (G. M. Allen & Loveridge, 1927) | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nyika Mouse ShrewMyosorex gnoskei Kerbis Peterhans et al., 2008 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kihaule's Mouse ShrewMyosorex kihaulei Stanley & Hutterer, 2000 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Long-tailed Forest ShrewMyosorex longicaudatus Meester & Dippenaar, 1978 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Meester's Mouse ShrewMyosorex meesteri P. J. Taylor et al., 2013 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oku Mouse ShrewMyosorex okuensis Heim de Balsac, 1968 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rumpi Mouse ShrewMyosorex rumpii Heim de Balsac, 1968 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Schaller's Mouse ShrewMyosorex schalleri Heim de Balsac, 1966 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sclater's Mouse ShrewMyosorex sclateri Thomas & Schwann, 1905 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Thin Mouse ShrewMyosorex tenuis Thomas & Schwann, 1905 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Forest ShrewMyosorex varius (Smuts, 1832) | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kilimanjaro Mouse ShrewMyosorex zinki Heim de Balsac & Lamotte, 1956 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mediterranean Water ShrewNeomys anomalus Cabrera, 1907 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eurasian Water ShrewNeomys fodiens (Pennant, 1771) | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Transcaucasian Water ShrewNeomys teres G. S. Miller, 1908 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Balearic ShrewNesiotites hidalgo Bate, 1945 | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Sardinian ShrewNesiotites similis (Hensel, 1855) | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.